Portland-eese (or how do I pronounce certain words?) (Tigard, Umatilla: move, vehicles)

[philwithbeard]

EnricoV:

Impressive statistical post, Thanks.

I would give you a rep point, but the board says I have go give some more to others first.

[sueisme]

Originally Posted by EnricoV

But the answer is, they came from everywhere. Being a genealogist, I had to try to answer the question. Here's a quick study of the birthplaces of the heads of household at the 1860 census of Oregon. There were 17899 households, but by trying to think up places to search for, I account for only 16015. So that leaves 1884 unaccounted for.

I've done it kind of by region

• Foreign countries: Spain 4, Australia 9, Russia 12, Mexico 19, Italy 28, Norway 34, Denmark 44, Sweden 49, Switzerland 60, Scotland 168, Germany 246, Canada 432, England 478, Ireland 1009. Total = 2592

• New-England: RI 30, NH 122, CT 140, VT 209, ME 279, MA 376. Total = 1156
  Mid-Atlantic: DE 31, MD 186, PA 894, NY 1513. Total = 2624
  South-east: FL 6, MS 18, GA 53, AL 57, SC 65, NC 288, VA 813. Total = 1300
  Mid-west: MI 89, IA 311, IN 946, IL 1013, OH 1753. Total = 4112
  South-central: TX 12, AR 76, TN 819, KY 1278, MO 1442. Total = 3627
  West: WA 25, CA 48, OR 531. Total = 604
  Total US Born = 13423

Holy moly -- that's fascinating. Thanks!

[tigerlily]

My husband is a native Oregonian while I was raised in Cleveland. I had a hard time getting the accent right on Will-AM-it, and DH and my in laws teased me about it good naturedly. They stopped when I asked them to pronounce Cuyahoga, Cleveland's river.
I've never heard Clevelanders pronounce Washington with an inserted "r". I've been asked many times if I'm from Boston. My husband also considers anything east of Rockies as eastern. But, Ohio natives consider the state midwestern.
Here's another difference. The reply to "thank you" always was "you're welcome" in Cleveland. In Oregon it's "you betcha."

[backdrifter]

Originally Posted by tigerlily

My husband is a native Oregonian while I was raised in Cleveland. I had a hard time getting the accent right on Will-AM-it, and DH and my in laws teased me about it good naturedly. They stopped when I asked them to pronounce Cuyahoga, Cleveland's river.
I've never heard Clevelanders pronounce Washington with an inserted "r". I've been asked many times if I'm from Boston. My husband also considers anything east of Rockies as eastern. But, Ohio natives consider the state midwestern.
Here's another difference. The reply to "thank you" always was "you're welcome" in Cleveland. In Oregon it's "you betcha."

You betcha? Isn't that Minnesotan? I hear and say "you bet," "yeah, sure," "no problem," "mhmm," but not "you betcha."

[EnricoV]

Yeah, I'm a negative on the "you betcha." I think I probably use "no problem" the most, if it's not a "you're welcome."

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by EnricoV

Yeah, I'm a negative on the "you betcha." I think I probably use "no problem" the most, if it's not a "you're welcome."

I haven't heard "you betcha" used in place of "you're welcome" either in Oregon...

[hamellr]

Originally Posted by Deezus

I haven't heard "you betcha" used in place of "you're welcome" either in Oregon...

Me either. More likely not to get any answer at all.

[PonderingPortland]

[quote=pdxMIKEpdx;16875284]Here are some more Portlandisms.

Never preface a highway or interstate with "The". This will totally identify you as a californian.
It's not "take the 205 to ................", it's "take 205 to...........".
You are allowed to call 84 "The Banfield" though.

This is a great thread. It's always nice to be able to pronounce local place names and not sound foolish! As a Northern California transplant I have to add that only Southern Californians say "the" in front of highways, etc. Doing so sounds strange/grating to Northern California ears!

[Minervah]

[quote=PonderingPortland;25546499]

Originally Posted by pdxMIKEpdx

Here are some more Portlandisms.

Never preface a highway or interstate with "The". This will totally identify you as a californian.
It's not "take the 205 to ................", it's "take 205 to...........".
You are allowed to call 84 "The Banfield" though.

This is a great thread. It's always nice to be able to pronounce local place names and not sound foolish! As a Northern California transplant I have to add that only Southern Californians say "the" in front of highways, etc. Doing so sound strange/grating to Northern California ears!

Or a Chicagoan. As in "The Dan Ryan or The Outer Drive.

[5thgenSF]

okay now... that linked page says this:

Umatilla YOO-ma-TILL-a

i've been here almost seven years and have only heard "oomatilla". even from the lady that was visiting here and lived there. also have that street name next to the block where i live.

i think the three new words i learned when i got here from california were (ha!), "crick", "rig" and as mentioned earlier "sundee"! all coming out of the same person, lol. a rig seems to be just about anything with four wheels and an engine. i only knew it as a semi-truck!