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Ugh. I'll sometimes catch people around here
saying "everbody" instead of "everybody". Not
everyone does, but when I hear that it just
aggravates me.
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This is copied and pasted from a wicked Mainah' who had too much time on her/his hands:
Ayuh: Yup. Sure. Okay. That's right. You Bet.
Bug: Lobster
Cah: A four wheel vehicle, not a truck.
Chowdah: Chowder
Crittah: Any furry animal
Finest Kind: The very best
From Away: Not from Maine
Pot: Lobster Trap
Steamers: Clams
Wicked: Very. To a high degree, such as wicked good, wicked bad, wicked exciting, etc.
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It's not a local saying, but where I used to live, Ohio, and around that area, everyone always called Oregon, OreGON, like GON, rhyming with the name RON. I even called it that. But now that I live out here by Oregon, everyone calls it OreGIN, rhyming with WIN. I FINALLY got used to calling it that. I'm still not sure which one is right, though!!
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Well, here in "sunny" old california, we say OraGN. Well, you say the "I" sound, but so fast that it's practically not there. Hmm… very hard to explain. You'd have to hear it to know what I'm talking about. 😀
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Yes, it is hard to explain. I guess everyone says it different! I wonder which one is right?? Or is there a right one?? Hmmmmmmmm…
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I, personally, pronounce it OreGIN. It sounds more
correct to me than OreGON, probably because that's
the way I've always heard it pronounced, but like you
said, all kinds of people say things differently. Mainly
depending on where they live and the way they've
heard things pronounced.
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I'd probably trust the people who actually live in the state. I always used to pronounce it OreGON, but then I found out the people from Oregon pronounce it OreGIN. I've said OreGIN ever since. Same with New Orleans: I used to pronounce it New OrlEEns, but then I met someone from there, and she told me it was pronounced New OrlIns, with the emphasis on the "or." And now I pronounce Nevada with a "cat" "a" in the middle (I didn't before).
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Well, my uncle lives in Oregon, and he pronounces it pretty much the same way as me. 🙂
I've heard both pronunciations of New Orleans, and I say Nevada the same as you. 🙂
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Hi twin! We're on at the same general time!
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What do other people call meals. I call the meal in the middle of the day Dinner ( the main or largest meal of the day), and the meal at the end of the day Supper. I also sometimes call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, but not very often.
As for other sayings I am not aware of any main ones to wright down right now.
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Where do you live Nighthawk?
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Oh, sorry, Minnesota.
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Oh, and I also do know how to spell my name, but choose not to.(:
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O! Im sorry! I thought it was Nitehawlk but I decided to pley it safe.
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😀 😀 😀
I call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, and the one at night dinner. It's cool that you say it the other way though, because that's really old-fashioned! 😀
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I think that people in farming communities call it that.
P.S. I live on a farm. (:
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