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[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

You can definitely tell it's a non-native by what they call those places

Also how they pronounce some of the smaller cities

Like Chelatche

[-] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago
[-] osbo9991@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Haven't heard anyone say chelatchie out loud before, but I live in the pnw and I would guess it would be pronounced cheh-latch-ee, which is similar to how "Wenatchee", a pnw city, is pronounced (not helpful but interesting nonetheless).

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Very close, sha-latch-ee

No worries though

It's a really small place and the closer one lives to it the more likely I've seen people be able to get it

Spokane is a fun one to hear people say though when they're from a few states away

[-] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Spoke Anne? Did I get it right?

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Basically

More like Spo-Can

I've heard people say it as wrong as Spo-Cane before which was pretty rough

The easiest way to spot someone from out of the area is when it rains, ask them about the weather. We've got a lot of words for rain up here in Washington, so what they pick will say a lot.

[-] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago

Clatskanie is a good one too.

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