[pct-l] Oregon

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Bob,

Preferably make it:  OR - e - gun, with a long "e".

By the way, over the years when I've visited California I've asked the
locals, "What is N. California and what is S. California?".  The most
typical answers are:
The S. Californians say, "S. California is everything up to the Bay Area --
except for Sacramento.
The N. Californians say, "N. California is everything from the Bay Area up
-- except for Sacramento.

Steel-Eye
Oregonian since '63, having immigrated from Washington.



On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>wrote:

> Gol-danged furriners!  "When in Rome.................."
>
> The Willamette River:
> Will-AM-it..........put the accent on the middle syllable
>
> The great state of Oregon:
> OR - a - gun.......put the accent on the first syllable; short "a"
>
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Ernie Castillo
>  To: boundforadventure at gmail.com ; pct-l at backcountry.net
>  Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 4:08 PM
>  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Oregon
>
>
>
>  OK. I have to chime in.
>
>  When I hiked the PCT in 1980, I was corrected several times when I
> mispronounced a major river in the OR state. I was taught this lesson.
>
>
>
>  "Lest you forget
>
>  And call it will-em-et
>
>  Remember
>
>  It's will-am-it
>
>  Dammit."
>
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