Bangor - Newsradio WGAN

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The conversation revolves around the pronunciation of "Bangor," a city in Maine. Matt expresses frustration over the common mispronunciation as "Banger" and discusses the reasons behind it, including the tendency for unstressed "or" to turn into "er" in American accents and the spelling "GOR" at the end.

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This episode was published on January 27, 2026.

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The conversation revolves around the pronunciation of "Bangor," a city in Maine. Matt expresses frustration over the common mispronunciation as "Banger" and discusses the reasons behind it, including the tendency for unstressed "or" to turn into...

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