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Posted by timmer
on February 3, 2024, 20:09:52, in reply to "
A pronunciation pole: Oregon
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A pronunciation pole: Oregon
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Taz
February 3, 2024, 20:00:24
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Major Update: Per my brother who’s lived there for 10 years. Its ore-gen.
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Desert
February 4, 2024, 15:30:54
Granted I don’t live near there but I’ve worked out there for years and I have never heard anyone
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ATL
February 4, 2024, 20:51:38
Literally not one time ever*
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 20:56:00
Definitely slur the second syllable into like a staccato almost guttural stop but still a distinct
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ATL
February 4, 2024, 20:57:05
Agreed*
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 20:59:38
I’m not sure what part of the state your brother lives in, but that is simply not true
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 16:49:42
Bend. Just posting what he told me. Says his in laws all say “ore-gen” too*
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Desert
February 4, 2024, 20:09:16
Oregon is 3 syllables
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 20:49:53
I would very much expect everywhere outside of Portland to slur it together into 2. *
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assassin
February 4, 2024, 20:51:37
Great, but 3.8 million of the states 4.2 million
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 20:57:13
You live there, right?
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TarheelIllini
February 4, 2024, 16:57:59
You’re an idiot
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 17:35:56
So I was right!*
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DiamondDazzle
February 4, 2024, 16:41:28
The internet has failed. Can’t find Ed Orgeron saying it*
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JeffFrank
February 4, 2024, 14:59:07
Ore-ah-ghin (not gin which has a hard g)*
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TarheelIllini
February 3, 2024, 21:19:38
Ore-uh-gonn'*
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RSMBob
February 3, 2024, 21:12:05
I've heard residents say it should be "ORE-uh-gin". Also Nevada is "nuh-VA-da," not "nuh-VAH-da"*
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Sammich
February 3, 2024, 20:36:24
This........not like origin*
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MtHoodIllini
February 4, 2024, 14:51:09
for the state, the accent is on the first syllable as you said*
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Potomac
February 3, 2024, 21:09:47
Quality *
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jdl
February 3, 2024, 20:35:50
Or eh gun*
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ATL
February 3, 2024, 20:27:47
This works too. My hard Chicago accent changes most things anyway*
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MtHoodIllini
February 4, 2024, 14:53:10
Yup.*
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SurfTheBoneyard
February 3, 2024, 21:24:51
Me*
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OWWDig
February 3, 2024, 21:00:36
This*
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LeatherneckIllini
February 3, 2024, 20:33:24
Or-eh-gahn*
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Stu
February 3, 2024, 20:22:48
Disen-teri*
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timmer
February 3, 2024, 20:09:52
Or-uh-gin*
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OB25
February 3, 2024, 20:07:03
This*
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illini21
February 3, 2024, 21:25:04
Organ.*
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DiamondDazzle
February 3, 2024, 20:06:06
I think it’s more like ora-gun*
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biclops
February 3, 2024, 20:05:26
This*
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Sounder
February 4, 2024, 18:13:10
Or maybe ore-uh-gin*
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Taz
February 3, 2024, 20:06:28
rise up lights *
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biclops
February 3, 2024, 20:07:51
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