Uh. Just so you know...
In the Northwestern US, the way we pronounce words is considered the most proper, and most non-accented way in English. That's why you'll see so many people from the Northwest as news anchors or reporters. They don't have an accent (like a southern drawl) that can really throw you off.
At least that's for those that were raised around here. There are many people from back east that pronounce Oregon as:
or-e-gone.
When the proper way to pronounce it is:
or-e-gun.
There are those from the midwest that pronounce Washington as WARSHington.
My parents do this, since my grandparents were from the midwest. I don't because I thought it sounded stupid, and that's not how it is spelled.
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