[Speech note] Pronouncing Oregon

[Bradley A. Esparza]

As a native of Western Washington, born, raised and educated here, I
say or-'gun. When I want to be funny I say or-eh-'gone.

On Nov 4, 2007 7:08 PM, Scot LaFaive <scotlafaive at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just heard a local (Madison, WI) newsanchor "correct" herself right after
> she pronounced "Oregon" as [or.e.gin] (rhyming with "pin"). Right after
> pronouncing it as such, she immediately said [or.e.gan] (rhyming with
> "Ron").
> (I don't have the correct phonetic symbols, but I think you get the point).
>
> Scot
>
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Bradley A. Esparza

"You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."
Dorothy Parker, when asked to use the word 'horticulture' in a
sentence.

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