Okay so technically, Montréal is about the mountain that is in the middle of the city.
Mont-Réal (Réal meaning Royal in Catalan, actually name of the mountain being Mont-Royal)
Mont = Mount
Réal/Royal = Royal (found this Wikipedia article about the word which is also a name for people in Québec https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9al_(given_name) )
Montréal is also the name of the CMA that surrounds the island
Montréal is also the name of a park on the mountain of Montréal that's in the middle of the city of Montréal that's on the island of Montréal inside the CMA of Montréal.
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smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 1y
The cat's right. Who pronounces full city names? TOR-ON-TO? No no no, T'rono.
yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 1y
Yup, if you're pronouncing Calgary as a 3 syllable word, you're doing it wrong.
But then again, there are some cities where people add letters that aren't there, like Vangcouver
MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Cowgry
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
'churona
Sorry edit: T'Churonah
Albbi@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
T'raw'nah
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I like that spelling. I may use it henceforth.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Yup, entirely valid.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Entirely acceptable.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
CH’RAWWWWWWWNAHHHHH!
SGforce@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Except, of course Sakskatooon
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Nope, that's just "the 'Toon".
OminousOrange@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Stoon
phanto@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 1y
Eh Mun tun.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Edmntn
miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 1y
Yanks: MAWN-tray-all
Anglais: MUN-tree-ul
Francais: MO-rayaw
Daelsky@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
Okay so technically, Montréal is about the mountain that is in the middle of the city.
Mont-Réal (Réal meaning Royal in Catalan, actually name of the mountain being Mont-Royal) Mont = Mount Réal/Royal = Royal (found this Wikipedia article about the word which is also a name for people in Québec https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9al_(given_name) )
Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Montréal is the mountain.
Montréal is also the name of the island
Montréal is also the name of a city on the island
Montréal is also the name of the CMA that surrounds the island
Montréal is also the name of a park on the mountain of Montréal that's in the middle of the city of Montréal that's on the island of Montréal inside the CMA of Montréal.
West Montréal can go fuck itself.
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
It was really something during the convoy in Ottawa
I was listening to their pronunciations of streets like Elgin and Colonel By and they were atrocious.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Only narcs say Ed-mon-ton or Tor-on-to. Easy way to spot 'em.
MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Edmontonians=YEGgers
Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
YEGers can't be choosers.
MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Slow clap
sik0fewl@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
Wait, you guys pronounce the "d"? I thought it was em-tuhn.
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
The key is to soften/glottalize that t.
'Ed.min.ʔin
brax@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Ohh that's a fun question mark lookin' thing. We need that in our regular alphabet.
Tm12@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
O-duh-wuh, Tronna, Cal-Gree,
ikidd@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Tronna
JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Tarannah
Deceptichum@quokk.au · 0 pts · 1y
SurfinBird@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Now I hear Rhys Darby saying it Idmintin.
GreasyTengu@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Port Aux Basques = Porta Bass
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
If its anything like the brits pronounce things...
Eh'mih'en
stormio@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
i_love_FFT@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 1y
But then Orleans in Quebec is OR-LAY-AN
Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
OR-LEANS is the only version I've ever heard in the wild.
Cort@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
This is probably my all-time favorite meme format. I just love it so much.
Psythik@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Same. The wife and I love this meme so much that we have it hanging in the dining area: