[pct-l] pronunciation of Seiad

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

OK, since we are talking about geographical pronunciations, I will throw my two cents in about my small home town.  Just east of Etna and and southeast of Siead Valley is the town of Yreka.  If you are passing through you should stop in at the Yreka Bakery.  Let it be known that it doesn't matter if you are hiking northbound or southbound the name is pronounced the same frontwards or backwards.

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From: "Eric Lee (GAMES)" <elee at microsoft.com> 

> Len wrote: 
> > 
> Or - e- gun, long e! 
> > 
> 
> Oooh, oooh, can I play too? 
> 
> Having grown up in the Willamette Valley and having hiked through Willamette 
> Pass last summer while listening to people mis-pronounce the name, I must remind 
> everyone that it's will-*A*-met, with emphasis on the A. Here's a handy rhyming 
> phrase to help you remember: "It's Willamette, DAMN IT!" :-) 
> 
> Eric 
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