Defining the Parties (was [thechat] US Elections)

[Judah McAuley]

isaac wrote:
>>dang I mean Oregon.
>
>
> Reminds me -- do you pronounce it ORE-gan or ORR-a-gan?
>
> I've heard that locals use the former, but I've always assumed that it's the
> latter.

OR-i-gun, soft i, soft u.  Should be three syllables, middle syllable
frequently almost disappears.

ORE-gone is grounds for immeadiate termination.

Judah (6th generation resident of the Willamette Valley.  Pronounced
Will-LAM-it to rhyme with dammit)