quick question for you WA residents

[16:1mix]

Help me pronounce "Spokane"

Is it Spo-can, or Spo-cane?

Ya, I don't get out much!

 

[B_Turner]

Help me pronounce "Spokane"

Is it Spo-can, or Spo-cane?

Ya, I don't get out much!

spo can. I gradiated hight school there.

 

[wanderer]

or as some have named it "spo-compton"

 

[Cedarkerf]

My favorite one is Puyallup. No matter how many times you tell someone how to pronounce they get it wrong.

 

[livewire]

My favorite one is Puyallup. No matter how many times you tell someone how to pronounce they get it wrong.

....AND Sequim!

 

[Lakeside53]

You shoud have heard Riverrat2 trying to say ISSAQUAH Luckily he has GPS so he didn't have to ask, or he'd be in Alaska by now.

Then there's the Snoqualmie and Skykomish rivers, and 6 others that sound (to Texans) almost the same

 

[crazymanmike]

Psyht, not far from Sequim

CMM

 

[Lakeside53]

and Enumclaw... not far enough from anywhere (sorry...) opcorn:

 

[Cedarkerf]

Hey watch it. I live in Ravendale now anyway.

 

[Lakeside53]

I actually drive though there a lot (back road from sking). Never have seen anyone except at the store...

 

[Cedarkerf]

You must go to Crystal my favorite for terrain and vertical. Yea its quite around here when Mntgal and I have the saws shut off..That 66 twin pipe makes a little noise:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

I live in Sequim! I love ordering stuff over the phone. I have to say "SEE-kwim" so we're at least on the same page. If I just pronounce it, they try to spell it "Skwim."

What about Seiku or Quillaute? There's two OP locals that alot of people can't get right, but should. But in the end, my last home of AK had more mispronunciations than anywhere-Egegik, Sitkanak, Sitkalidak, Uyak, Uganik, Progromni, etc....

Ok, now I've gone and made myself homesick. I miss Kodiak.

 

[GASoline71]

Skagit, Skokomish, Quillayute, Quillcene, Humptulips, Hamma-Hamma, Sol-duc, Sedro Wooley, Yakima, Walla-Walla... the list goes on and on!opcorn: opcorn: opcorn:

Gary

 

[RiverRat2]

+100

You shoud have heard Riverrat2 trying to say ISSAQUAH Luckily he has GPS so he didn't have to ask, or he'd be in Alaska by now.

Then there's the Snoqualmie and Skykomish rivers, and 6 others that sound (to Texans) almost the same

How does one pronounce Puyallup Pu- ya- lup???

 

[GASoline71]

How does one pronounce Puyallup Pu- ya- lup???

Pew-Al-up. I know weird. I am from Orting. Kinda an easy one.

Then there are all the "ish" rivers... Snohomish, Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Skokomish, Samish...

Gary

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

Then there are all the "ish" rivers... Snohomish, Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Skokomish, Samish...

In flyfishing circles, we call them the "S" rivers, as in, "yeah, all the S rivers are blown, but they're coming down pretty quick."

 

[artie__bc]

Here in BC we've got some good ones too - Coquitlam, Tsawwassen, Ucluelet, Clayoquot Sound, Tulameen, Osoyoos to name a few. but if you start looking into native names for places, you'll find names that you'll have a real hard time getting your tongue around. they look sort of like this:
xct' le;m"xtgs I made that one up, but you wouldn't know it by comparing them.

 

[RiverRat2]

cool!!!!

Pew-Al-up. I know weird. I am from Orting. Kinda an easy one.

Then there are all the "ish" rivers... Snohomish, Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Skokomish, Samish...

Gary

Lake was right I did wonder about may of the names I saw and was way off with the pronunciation about 50+ percent of the time it was a gas though,,,

Had so much fun!!!!

I WILL BE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tek9tim]

The Yakima area has some good ones too:

Naches, Tieton, Selah, Wapato, Cowiche

(nah cheese, tie uh ton, see luh, wah puh tow, and I'm not even sure)

Chehalis is a another good one in western WA...

 

[clearance]

Here in BC we've got some good ones too - Coquitlam, Tsawwassen, Ucluelet, Clayoquot Sound, Tulameen, Osoyoos to name a few. but if you start looking into native names for places, you'll find names that you'll have a real hard time getting your tongue around. they look sort of like this:
xct' le;m"xtgs I made that one up, but you wouldn't know it by comparing them.

Skookumchuk, Spuzzum.