{"id":40669,"date":"2015-04-03T13:09:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=40669"},"modified":"2015-04-03T13:09:12","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T20:09:12","slug":"pronounce-washington-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/pronounce-washington-names\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Californians Tried To Pronounce Washington City Names. The Result Is A Fail Of Hilariously Epic Proportions."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We sat these Californians down and had them try to pronounce some of the most tongue-twisting city names in The Evergreen State of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/wa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington<\/a>. 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