How to pronounce Williamette

[JefeTheVol]

So, I have always pronounced it WILL-a-met...but the other day I heard that the people from the Williamette area pronounce it will-AM-et...as in "its williamette, dammit"

FYI: I DO NOT pronounce it wert!!! Nor will I ever.
-Jefe-

 

[buckeyebrewer]

I thought it was "wee-may". You say tomato I say potato....

 

[RegionalChaos]

It's will - am - it

I live there

 

[IrregularPulse]

I say wil-uh-met..
But I'd go with the guys that live there if you want the RIGHT pronunciation

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

will-am-it sometimes will-am-et depending on the mood

 

[ChshreCat]

It's will-AM-it, dam-it.

 

[smiths9312]

Will-iam-ette. Like it was french. Just to tee off the people who live there.

 

[netjunk1e]

another way of looking at it is wha - lamb - it. Obviously there is not a hard b, but lamb dosnt have a hard b wither.

 

[northernlad]

It's will - am - it

I live there

You live in Drain. Awesome.

Yes it is Will AM it, OR ee gone.

Oh, and for the record, the other one is pronounced Shinook.

 

[scrambledegg81]

It's will-AM-it, dam-it.

Ditto, said the former Washingtonite.

 

[netjunk1e]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/willamette

The audio there says it correct.

 

[Edcculus]

I say wil-AM-et

I also say wert, troob...

 

[johntangus]

Fuggles or Foogles? (phonetically)

 

[Edcculus]

I guess thats really up to which side of the pond you are from?

 

[McKBrew]

Fuggles or Foogles? (phonetically)

Fewgells? Fug less?

 

[ChshreCat]

Fewgells? Fug less?

I say it like it's spelled. Fuggles. Like muggles. Dunno if I've been mispronouncing it all along though.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Wee-Yamm-Et

 

[DKershner]

OR ee gone.
.

Don't encourage this! OR eh Gun! ORYGUN!

No one say Gone.

Wee-Yamm-Et

Maybe if it was in the SW or actually in Mexico.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Maybe if it was in the SW or actually in Mexico.

Heard an Oreganite say that.

 

[DKershner]

Fuggles or Foogles? (phonetically)

I am going with Fuh gulls.

 

[Hellfish76]

Heard an Oreganite say that.

It's Oregonian, not Oreganite...

And yes, done end our state with "gone." We're too nice here to give you a dirty look, but we may give you a short pull on your next beer. :cross:

 

[northernlad]

I take it back. It is pronounced Ore a gun. And Washington doesn't have an R anywhere.

 

[CrapulencePants]

And Washington doesn't have an R anywhere.

Thanks for that one!

I would like to welcome everyone to the wonderful world of Pacific Northwest names and pronunciation.

 

[mordantly]

I say wil-uh-met..

winner!

william-ett sounds kinda feminine, no?

 

[northernlad]

Thanks for that one!

I would like to welcome everyone to the wonderful world of Pacific Northwest names and pronunciation.

Next Class: Stillaquamish and Steilacoom.

Perhaps one day everyone can graduate to Puyallup, Sequim and Hoqiuam!

 

[l1ranger]

well-ya-met

thats how I'm sayin it anyways

 

[Teromous]

bill-met, but we're close like that

 

[rico567]

I say wil-uh-met..
But I'd go with the guys that live there if you want the RIGHT pronunciation

Now why would you want to go and do a thing like that? Here in Illinois, that would probably be a mistake:

1. Vienna is "Vie-ann-uh"

2. Marseilles is "Mar-sales"

3. Bourbonnais is "Bore-bone-us"

A few years ago, the Bourbonnais city council issued an ordinance correcting the pronunciation of the city name. If you think that'll change anything, you're pretty naïve.....

 

[z987k]

Now why would you want to go and do a thing like that? Here in Illinois, that would probably be a mistake:

1. Vienna is "Vie-ann-uh"

2. Marseilles is "Mar-sales"

3. Bourbonnais is "Bore-bone-us"

A few years ago, the Bourbonnais city council issued an ordinance correcting the pronunciation of the city name. If you think that'll change anything, you're pretty naïve.....

I'm in Illinois and I've never heard anyone say any of those like that.
Vee en uh - I mean come on it's a damn city that is older than our country. Is Munich pronounced Munchik?

Mar Say

Bourbon eh(like Canada, eh) This one is particularly unforgivable, given that bourbon - whiskey is in the word. I'm smacking the first person I hear order bore bone at a bar.

I do hear worshington a lot. That one makes me cringe. No O or R in that word. It may not actually mean anything but that just screams stupid to me.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

How to pronounce Williamette

It's a trick question! You pronounce Williamette just like the name 'William' with an 'ette' at the end.

But the HOP variety is spelled 'Willamette', there is only one 'i'. And it's pronounced just like it's spelted.