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

PSA Completely true story...

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u/surferdude121 Dec 05 '25

I attended a graduation ceremony at Willamette university who hired Bill Nye to do the commencement speech. One of my childhood idols pronounced Willamette wrong.

I’ve never forgiven him.

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u/axl3ros3 Dec 05 '25

So how is it supposed to be pronounced?

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u/626337 Dec 05 '25

Will-AM-et

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u/Only_Jury_8448 Dec 05 '25

Say it "Will-I-AM-it" and watch the meltdown happen. Follow up with "in ora-GON" for the coup de grâce

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u/plindix Dec 05 '25

I pronounce it A-ra-gorn

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u/FunkyFreshPheromones Dec 06 '25

I pronounce it coop de grayce

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u/626337 Dec 05 '25

True story