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Post by scrappingirl212 on May 3, 2018 22:11:33 GMT
I pronounced it or-a-GON (rhymes with Don) last night and my son literally couldn't stop laughing at me.
So, what's the right way to say it?😎
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Post by gar on May 3, 2018 22:14:18 GMT
I pronounced it or-a-GON (rhymes with Don) last night and my son literally couldn't stop laughing at me. So, what's the right way to say it?😎 How does he pronounce it? Bearing in mind I’m English - I say Or-eh-gn. |
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Post by busy on May 3, 2018 22:14:27 GMT
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Post by Nink on May 3, 2018 22:20:26 GMT
Admittedly I’m from Oregon, but lazily pronounce it more like Ora-gun than Ory-gun.
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Post by scrappingirl212 on May 3, 2018 22:21:30 GMT
I pronounced it or-a-GON (rhymes with Don) last night and my son literally couldn't stop laughing at me. So, what's the right way to say it?😎 How does he pronounce it? Bearing in mind I’m English - I say Or-eh-gn. I think he says it like you do and according to the audio in the post below, you are pretty close to correct. |
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Post by busy on May 3, 2018 22:22:29 GMT
Admittedly I’m from Oregon, but lazily pronounce it more like Ora-gun than Ory-gun. I do too, actually, and I'm also from here. But we all kind of swallow our vowels in the middle, so that's less important  The GON at the end is the big booboo lol definitely "gun." |
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Post by georgiapea on May 3, 2018 22:26:50 GMT
Ory Gun
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Post by Nink on May 3, 2018 22:28:40 GMT
I also enjoy hearing people say “Willamette” for the first time. 😉
Of course living in North Idaho now I butchered Kootenai and Pend Orielle the first time. 😮☺️
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Post by busy on May 3, 2018 22:31:48 GMT
And Puyallup, Sequim, even Spokane lol
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Post by vspindler on May 3, 2018 22:34:01 GMT
I pronounced it or-a-GON (rhymes with Don) last night and my son literally couldn't stop laughing at me. So, what's the right way to say it?😎 The small town in Wisconsin is OregGON. The state is OreGEN |
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Post by breetheflea on May 3, 2018 22:35:43 GMT
Or reg un.
I grew up in the Willamette (dammit!) Valley.
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Post by monklady123 on May 3, 2018 22:39:03 GMT
I pronounce it correctly because I always used to say "...GON" and then the first time I met someone from there he quickly corrected me. lol  |
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Post by marmargirl on May 3, 2018 22:41:28 GMT
I also enjoy hearing people say “Willamette” for the first time. 😉 Of course living in North Idaho now I butchered Kootenai and Pend Orielle the first time. 😮☺️ Or Couch Street...😏 |
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Post by scrappingirl212 on May 3, 2018 22:52:34 GMT
I pronounced it or-a-GON (rhymes with Don) last night and my son literally couldn't stop laughing at me. So, what's the right way to say it?😎 The small town in Wisconsin is OregGON. The state is OreGEN Okayyyy so maybe that's it. I live in IL and have family in Oregon WI!!! Hmmmmmmmm |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 22:56:08 GMT
I pronounced it or-a-GON (rhymes with Don) last night and my son literally couldn't stop laughing at me. So, what's the right way to say it?😎 The small town in Wisconsin is OregGON. The state is OreGEN Ah, no |
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Post by Mystie on May 3, 2018 22:57:56 GMT
Ora-gun.
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Post by ntsf on May 3, 2018 23:07:00 GMT
Ore gun. Try coming to SF and pronounce gough. Or junipero serra. I grew up in wa. So know all the fun native names. Yakima. |
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Post by LilyRose on May 3, 2018 23:16:03 GMT
I pronounce it correctly because I always used to say "...GON" and then the first time I met someone from there he quickly corrected me. lol I was working in a telephone customer service department when someone called from the state of Oregon. I pronounced the state Or-a-gone and he said, “It hasn’t gone anywhere!” It cracked me up and I’ve pronounced it “gun” ever since. |
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Post by grammad on May 3, 2018 23:16:53 GMT
I have family from Oregon, Wi and they say Or E gon. They sometimes say Or E gon for the state. Drives me nuts. Yes, we in WA have some interesting city names.
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Post by GiantsFan on May 3, 2018 23:20:51 GMT
Ore gun. Try coming to SF and pronounce gough. Or junipero serra. I grew up in wa. So know all the fun native names. Yakima. It's Jew-nip-purr-o Sierra , right? LOL! Sorry - pet peeve of mine. |
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Post by basketdiva on May 3, 2018 23:46:59 GMT
And Puyallup, Sequim, even Spokane lol I used annoy my ex-SIL saying Pully-up |
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Post by mimima on May 3, 2018 23:50:21 GMT
Correctly.
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Post by malibou on May 3, 2018 23:52:35 GMT
Admittedly I’m from Oregon, but lazily pronounce it more like Ora-gun than Ory-gun. <iframe width="21.860000000000014" height="3.0400000000000063" style="position: absolute; width: 21.860000000000014px; height: 3.0400000000000063px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_77817902" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="21.860000000000014" height="3.0400000000000063" style="position: absolute; width: 21.86px; height: 3.04px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1035px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_78102769" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="21.860000000000014" height="3.0400000000000063" style="position: absolute; width: 21.86px; height: 3.04px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 92px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_44131725" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="21.860000000000014" height="3.0400000000000063" style="position: absolute; width: 21.86px; height: 3.04px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1035px; top: 92px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_22791568" scrolling="no"></iframe> me too. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on May 3, 2018 23:53:07 GMT
And Puyallup, Sequim, even Spokane lol I used annoy my ex-SIL saying Pully-up LOL Puyallup gets just about everyone 
I say Oregon like most of the people in the state since they are my neighbors and I have a lot of friends that live there 
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Post by 950nancy on May 3, 2018 23:58:00 GMT
I also enjoy hearing people say “Willamette” for the first time. 😉Of course living in North Idaho now I butchered Kootenai and Pend Orielle the first time. 😮☺️ That is definitely regional. I have heard it pronounced two different ways and both were correct for that area. |
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Post by ntsf on May 4, 2018 0:04:16 GMT
giants fan.. it is juna perro sera nothing like the original spanish and for those wondering.. gough is gaaf.
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Post by paget on May 4, 2018 0:11:18 GMT
I live in bordering Washington and everyone (I hear) including myself says: Ore gun - but run all together - smooshed.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 0:14:59 GMT
Pend Orielle or Ponderay? Why, both please!
Des Moines, WA — sorry Iowa, we say the second “s” out here.
Sedro Woolley. Not hard to say, just darn fun.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 4, 2018 0:19:53 GMT
I live on Oregan the street. I say Oregun admiditly the e sort of runs together but I definitely say gun not gan.
People ALWAYS think I am saying Organ. I even say OreGUN like the state. and I get blank stares.. Organ? NO Oregan. UGH
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on May 4, 2018 1:19:09 GMT
I say ORA-GUN
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The GON at the end is the big booboo lol definitely "gun."
