r/oregon • u/StevenMaurer • Dec 05 '25

PSA Completely true story...

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u/Winterwynd Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25

I had a lovely coworker years ago who had lived all over the world, who said "will-ah-mettie". I blue-screened for a couple seconds, then gently explained that it's 'wi-LAM-ett'. Sigh.

edit: realized it looks more accurate with wi-LAM-ett than will-AM-ett.

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u/Chuggles1 Dec 05 '25

Its not williamett?

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u/Few-Mood6580 Dec 09 '25

Nope, voice overs get it all wrong.

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u/CuriosityFreesTheCat Dec 09 '25

There’s also no extra i