Pronouncing Calgary
Dec 14, 2013 | 10:15 pm
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Pronouncing Calgary
I was reminded of this this afternoon, watching the Sabres play the Flames.
I grew up in Western NY, so interaction with Canadians was frequent. As a US person, I always pronounced the city name as CAL-gur-y. However, I have heard some people (mostly Canadians) pronounce it (cal-GAR-y).
I say 'mostly Canadians', because it seems most of the population of the US couldn't locate Canada on a map, much less Calgary ("What state is that in?").
I grew up in Western NY, so interaction with Canadians was frequent. As a US person, I always pronounced the city name as CAL-gur-y. However, I have heard some people (mostly Canadians) pronounce it (cal-GAR-y).
I say 'mostly Canadians', because it seems most of the population of the US couldn't locate Canada on a map, much less Calgary ("What state is that in?").
Dec 14, 2013 | 10:24 pm
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Dec 15, 2013 | 8:40 am
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Dec 17, 2013 | 8:24 pm
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Well, this is pretty much as I expected.
So where the heck does that Cal-GAR-ee (accent on the second syllable) come from? I've heard it more than once, maybe even on CBC.
(and don't get me started on NEW-fund-land vs. New-FOUND-land).
So where the heck does that Cal-GAR-ee (accent on the second syllable) come from? I've heard it more than once, maybe even on CBC.
(and don't get me started on NEW-fund-land vs. New-FOUND-land).
Dec 17, 2013 | 8:53 pm
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Dec 20, 2013 | 6:01 pm
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Maybe I wasn't paying attention, but don't recall the long EEEE at the end (been passing though Texas for last 25 years or so, and have about couple of years left before moving on).
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While we're discussing Canadian city pronunciations, I am of the firm belief that Toronto is down to a single syllable in most cases: "Traw." Home of the Traw Maple Leafs and the Traw Blue Jays.
At MOST it is "TRON-na."
If someone actually calls it "Toe-ron-toe" you know they're a tourist.
At MOST it is "TRON-na."
If someone actually calls it "Toe-ron-toe" you know they're a tourist.
Jan 11, 2014 | 8:00 pm
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I've always pronounced it as T'ronno, as does my coworker who is actually from there.