[Speech note] Pronouncing Oregon

[Wilson Gray]

I agree with Benjamin, including his note WRT the pronunciation of Nevada.

-Wilson

On 11/5/07, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> At least for me, I think the pronunciation varies between "gIn" and
> "g at n", with the former preferred.
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> FWIW, I'm a West Coaster and find the pronunciation "gahn" grates on my
> ears. There aren't many words that bother me, but Oregon really does.
> Not sure why. Ne-VAH-d@ is a close second.
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> Benjamin Barrett
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> Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> > According to SAMPA, @ stands for "uh", as the "a" in "about". So the "gon" in "oregon" as "g at n" is "gun".
> >
> > from m-w.com
> > Main Entry: Or·e·gon
> > Pronunciation: \ˈȯr-i-gən, ˈär-, chiefly by outsiders -ˌgän
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> > Looks like special symbols didn't copy/paste.  Click on the speaker icon and hear  it more  like ~gin than ~gun.
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> >> Poster: Wilson Gray
> >>
> >> A woman has just told Judge Greg that she's from [o.rI.g at n]. That's
> >> the West-Coast pronunciation that I'm accustomed to hearing.
> >>
> >> -Wilson
> >>
> >> On 11/4/07, Scot LaFaive  wrote:
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> >>> 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).
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> >>> Scot
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