Originally Posted by PerpetualMotion
When we get a new radio personality, the shibboleth is Yakima. (It actually makes the weather report entertaining). They usually would say something like: Yah-KEY-Mah.
I love how the news newbies over here butcher "Puyallup."
I read that piece in OTM; but, honestly, we need take neither tack in talking to Seattlites about our area. Neither apologist nor the false 'aw shucks' is necessary. It's God's country - - with just an iffy enough economy to keep the rest of the state from stampeding over here
