Why did Montreal need to prove that it's a real place? What happened to the people who called it Montimaginary

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melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 280d (4 replies)

That's because "Montreal" is French for "Mount Royale with Cheese".

Not_Dav3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 280d
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 280d (2 replies)

Mount Quarter Pounder? Sounds suspiciously English to me......

Edit: Also wouldn't Mount Royale with Cheese be Montreal avec fromage?

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 279d (1 reply)

Not when Sammy Jackson says it. /s

AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 279d

Ahh, you're correct. I forgot the Muthafuckin in the middle

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 280d (1 reply)

Montreal is just a subspace of Montcomplex.

MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 279d

I have a real problem with running into Monti in the halls.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 280d

Do you mean the original inhabitants of Mont? They're still there and Montreal is still a pale imitation.

XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 280d

Across the river is the smaller city, Montnonfungibletoken

riskable@programming.dev · 7 pts · 280d

Because Montunreal was the little engine that could.

hddsx@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 280d (1 reply)

Does real mean real or royal? While French and Spanish are different languages, they are part of the same language family. The real in Real Madrid means royal.

northernlights@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 278d

Royal. There's literally a "Mont Royal" in the middle of the city.

Admetus@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 280d

This is probably one of the most genuine showerthoughts I've seen in a while. (insert meme of man and woman in bed: woman reckons he's thinking about other women)

Lumidaub@feddit.org · 2 pts · 280d

Oh, is that Bielefeld's twin town?

Edit: : is not '