[pct-l] Oregon

[ambery-80243 at mypacks.net]

Bob is right on this one, Chuck.
If you say it with a long e, you will be corrected by all of us natives from "OR a gun".

-----Original Message-----
>From: CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2009 7:53 PM
>To: Bob Bankhead <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Oregon
>
>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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