The other day, I heard someone talking about the city of Portland and they clarified that they were talking about the city in Maine, not Ore-uh-GON.
My right eye started twitching.
It’s pronounced OR-aginn, for crying out loud. At least, that’s the way...
The truth is, the more feedback I got from folks, challenging me to pronounce some of the oft mispronounced names of places they'd heard others fumble, I found that I had been messing up a few myself. And so, here are a few more to review. 10 PLACE NAMES IN WASHINGTON YOU MIGHT PRONOUNCE WRONG.
Several months ago I lost my awesome cat...Normally I'm not a cat person but this cat changed my outlook.
I decided to give it another try! I noticed this kitten on the Blue Mountain Humane society website and filled out the paperwork on-line and brought her home last night...
Jacob has been the most popular name for boys in the U.S. for 14 years. But after 14 years on top, there's a new most popular name.The Social Security Administration just released the top baby names for 2013, and the most popular name for boys was . . .