Does anyone else (intentionally) pronounce "oregano" as "ore-uh-gone-oh"?
Does anyone else (intentionally) pronounce "oregano" as "ore-uh-gone-oh"?
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Six spices!? Some must be repeats.
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Yes because that’s the standard pronunciation in the UK
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Same with courgettes (zucchini) and coriander leaves (cilantro)
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What the hell...??
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Every time I grab it from the cabinet lol.
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You can’t just go making spices up
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o-reg-en-o
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Or-e-gah-no
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I pronounce it like Richard Dawson saying antipasto on the old Match Game.
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no
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ora gyannoh
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I also call Parmesan "Parm-E-sian".
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Goes good with cham-pag-ney.
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I don't think I'm legally allowed to say it any other way, than questioned, as I am Australian.
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I do sometimes for fun.
I'll also pronounce Oregon as "Ore gone."
"Why would ya try and find gold up there? They already took all the ore. That's why it's called ore gone!"
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i called it ore-ugh-gone-oh to my culinary instructor just for a laugh; he did not appreciate.
Next try jah-lah-pen-oh
With the accent on "LAH".