First of all, it’s When-NATCH-eee, not When-NAW-CHEE.
You can always tell someone is not from around here when they mispronounce Wenatchee …or the big town of Spokane.
Here’s a rhyme to help you remember both:
I’ll never forget when Duran Duran
Once played a concert in Spokane (spo-CAN)
(Duran Duran played at the Spokane Opera House on March 5th, 2005)
Or how about
The Beatles wrote songs that
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