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Another thread that I am not sure how I missed. But one that, LITERALLY, hits close to home! And may cause a breakup at worst, or a long into the night argument at best.
My lady friend is a native of Colorado, and lived in Nevada before moving here. I am a native Texan. And THIS is a subject we argue about all the time.
... cashier and a man in Laughlin both call it "Illinoise".
Serves you right for bypassing Las Vegas for some hick town retirement magnet for out-of-state Redneckistan retirees.
"Laughlin is a retirement death trap hotter than hell and boring as watching paint dry." Viva Laughlin - RNL Message Board (http://realitynewslive.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34761 - broken link)
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I'm originally from the midwest and just about everyone says Ore-Gone. Then I visited and was forewarned that it is pronounced like "Organ" Then I moved to Oregon and when I go home and people ask me where I'm living I say "Organ" and they say..."Ore-gone?"
Actually, Oregon people say ore-gen. And when people say ore-gone, they laugh because it's wrong. How do I know this? I'm Oregon born and raised, and it's a fatal mistake saying ore-gone in front of them. I always like to say it's how we tell when somebody is from here. Same with Nevada. People who live there actually saw Ne-vah-duh.
Actually, Oregon people say ore-gen. And when people say ore-gone, they laugh because it's wrong. How do I know this? I'm Oregon born and raised, and it's a fatal mistake saying ore-gone in front of them. I always like to say it's how we tell when somebody is from here. Same with Nevada. People who live there actually saw Ne-vah-duh.
Well, considering there's an Oregon WI, established 7 years before the western area was even a recognized territory, I'll say that the locals "ORE uh gone" is perfectly correct - it's just a different pronounciation. Get over it.
Actually, Oregon people say ore-gen. And when people say ore-gone, they laugh because it's wrong. How do I know this? I'm Oregon born and raised, and it's a fatal mistake saying ore-gone in front of them. I always like to say it's how we tell when somebody is from here. Same with Nevada. People who live there actually saw Ne-vah-duh.
I'm Californian and say it as stated above (as the locals do). Maybe because they are the next door states, I don't know.
I probably eff up the names of other states more East and I don't even know it.
It's fun to pretend to be foreign or snooty and pronounce all the Spanish or French places names in the US as they'd be pronounced by native speakers of those languages.
"I'm going from Sahn Franhceesco to Las Vegahs, Nevahdah before we go for a business meeting in Day-twah..."
I once got in trouble in college as a public radio news correspondent for pronouncing Del Norte County as "Del Nor-tay" instead of "Del Nort" and Estacada, Oregon as "Es-tah-cah-dah" instead of "Es-tuh-cay-duh". Knowing Spanish made it hard to remember the regional pronunciations.
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Ore-Gone
