How do you pronounce the word Oregon?

[CoolTech]

I am seeing some conflicting views on the pronunciation. I say its Ore-ghun and my gf pronounces it as Ore-"gone". Which is correct?

 

[Safeway]

Ore-ghun.

 

[RESmonkey]

Oreo-Gone! but without the o behind ore.

So:

Ore-egh-gone!

 

[mugs]

Ora-gun

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: mugs
Ora-gun

^^

 

[Born2bwire]

I say Or-gone, Oregonians say Or-guhn (and I've heard a small minority say Or-eh-guhn).

 

[Farang]

Only eaterners call it orey-gone.

 

[xanis]

or-eh-gon

 

[NL5]

Or-eh-guhn

That's probably the closest. ( I live just outside Portland)

 

[tasmanian]

Or-guhn.

 

[Ika]

I say it both ways

When I saw the thread title, I thought "ore-guhn". Then, I thought of Oregon Trail, which I would pronounce "ohr-ray-gone" trail.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Or Uh Gen

 

[dbk]

ore-gon

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: NL5
Or-eh-guhn

That's probably the closest. ( I live just outside Portland)

:thumbsup:

 

[IEC]

Oh-reh-gun.

I live in the Portland, OR area when I'm not at school.

 

[summit]

Super Northern California?

 

[zoiks]

<Al_Pacino>Ar-rae-gone<Al_Pacino>

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Summit
Super Northern California?

Despite the Californian invasion of the 80s/90s, no.

 

[sandorski]

O-reg-a-no

 

[Rubycon]

I worked with someone that pronounced it "Ogre-Run". :Q

I hear "organ" a lot too.

 

[FoBoT]

no one that was born/raised in oregon says ore-gone

 

[jpeyton]

orygun

Also, for any visitors of our state, here are a few other common mispronunciations (with their name followed by the correct phonetic spelling):

Tigard = Tie-gerd

Couch = Cooch

Tualatin = Too-ah-la-tin

Willamette = Wil-am-it

 

[Nitemare]

Southern Washington

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Southern Washington

You mean Vantucky?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: Nitemare
Southern Washington

You mean Vantucky?

LOL, I had to google it, but yeah...