Comments by "Chompy the Beast" (@chompythebeast) on "Finding America: The Arrival of the First Americans (OLD VIDEO)" video.

  1. 11:37 It's been a while since I've heard "Oregon" pronounced that way haha. It seems more common in the Midwest and possibly the East to put the emphasis on the last syllable like that, pronouncing it like "gone" or "gawn". Lots of people from the state/region (maybe especially in the rural parts) call it "aw-ruh-gn", while perhaps most others say "OR-eg-in", which is sometimes shortened until it basically sounds the same as "organ", with maybe a hint of a sound between the r and the g. It's funny, as far as state names go on paper, "Oregon" seems exceptionally ambiguous as to how you pronounce it―perhaps for that reason, you're liable to be corrected by virtually any Oregonian if you call it "or-e-gawn". Take it from a Pacific Northwest non-Oregonian who's seen that play out many times lol
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