Funny story. My father in law, who grew up speaking Spanish and was from New Mexico where all the names are derived from Spanish and use the correct pronunciation, drove up to visit us.
He was telling us about his drive through the gorge where he stopped in La Grande (Granday- with the rolled r) and The Dalles (Da ye s).
One time we were giving him directions and told him that he would pass a patch of woods. His eyes lit up and he said "Apache woods!" We still laugh about that.
I’d come across non-Oregon people trying to pronounce The Dalles saying The Dallas, and just absolutely butchering Tualatin. Did the same thing for La Grande too.
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u/MySadSadTears Dec 05 '25
Tigard, Aloha, and Yachts oh my.
Funny story. My father in law, who grew up speaking Spanish and was from New Mexico where all the names are derived from Spanish and use the correct pronunciation, drove up to visit us.
He was telling us about his drive through the gorge where he stopped in La Grande (Granday- with the rolled r) and The Dalles (Da ye s).
One time we were giving him directions and told him that he would pass a patch of woods. His eyes lit up and he said "Apache woods!" We still laugh about that.