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08-25-2007, 11:27 AM #1
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proper pronounciation of "Oregon"
It is ORE-A-GONE
it's is not "ORGAN" like every is doing now.
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08-25-2007, 12:06 PM #2
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08-25-2007, 12:51 PM #3
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08-25-2007, 12:52 PM #4
i always say it "or a gin" very similar to "or again" i always thought that was right?
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08-25-2007, 12:59 PM #5
If you are a visitor to our fine state of Oregon, one of the most grievious errors you can make would be to pronounce the name Ory-GONE. It's ORYgun, and residents won't let you forget it! I remember (long ago) watching the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. (Yes, there was a time when Dan Rather was just an upstart kid!). The previous evening Walter had done a news story on Oregon, and as most easterners are wont to do, pronounced it Ory-GONE. Well, he must have gotten a snootful of complaints from Oregon residents, because the next night he apologized for his transgression on air, and clarified the pronunciation is ORYgun.
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08-25-2007, 01:00 PM #6
there ladies and gentelmen, is your final answer
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