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Happy to help.

 

[Kin]

So here's an entirely useless question. Popular rap artist Drake recently released a mixtape recently and it's very Toronto heavy in terms of theme and subject matter. As a result I've been listening to quite a few American music folk talk about the city as they reviewed the album and the one thing that always sticks out like a sore thumb to me is the way people who aren't from here pronounce the name of the city. The sort of literal "Toe-rahn-toe" is one that always hits my ear wrong. Like Ben Affleck in Argo says, we don't pronounce the second T.

Or is that less universal than I think? How many of you hit that second T?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah I actually noticed the same thing when Rob Ford was being talked about on all the late-night shows.

 

[bustaheims]

Or is that less universal than I think? How many of you hit that second T?

Sometimes, I hit the second T - as a soft T, though - but I don't think I ever use all 3 syllables to say Toronto.

 

[Frank E]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

 

[Kin]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

yep. that's us too. My mom says Tron-ah though

 

[hockeyfan1]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

Same here, though I do more often say Tuh-rahn-to.

 

[Frank E]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

Just to further this, I asked my girlfriend how I say Toronto...she says I do not say To-rah-no, and in fact, I always pronounce it Tron-oh.

And by the by, she doesn't like that I pronounce it that way.  She has some suggestions on how I should be pronouncing it, and I should listen to her. 

 

[AlmosGirl]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

Just to further this, I asked my girlfriend how I say Toronto...she says I do not say To-rah-no, and in fact, I always pronounce it Tron-oh.

And by the by, she doesn't like that I pronounce it that way.  She has some suggestions on how I should be pronouncing it, and I should listen to her.

You should listen to her. Just saying.

And I normally pronounce the 2nd T.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

Just to further this, I asked my girlfriend how I say Toronto...she says I do not say To-rah-no, and in fact, I always pronounce it Tron-oh.

And by the by, she doesn't like that I pronounce it that way.  She has some suggestions on how I should be pronouncing it, and I should listen to her.

I don't enunciate any of the T's or O's.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

Just to further this, I asked my girlfriend how I say Toronto...she says I do not say To-rah-no, and in fact, I always pronounce it Tron-oh.

And by the by, she doesn't like that I pronounce it that way.  She has some suggestions on how I should be pronouncing it, and I should listen to her.

You still hanging out with Skippy's mom?

 

[Frank E]

I'll say Toe-rahn-toe in a more formal discussion, but normally it's Toe-rhan-no.

See, yeah, even if I'm enunciating the most I'll probably get to is Tuh-rahn-no but usually it's almost just Tron-o.

Just to further this, I asked my girlfriend how I say Toronto...she says I do not say To-rah-no, and in fact, I always pronounce it Tron-oh.

And by the by, she doesn't like that I pronounce it that way.  She has some suggestions on how I should be pronouncing it, and I should listen to her.

You still hanging out with Skippy's mom?

That depends on your definition of "hanging out".

 

[Bullfrog]

Consensus in my office (one guy from Mississauga) is "Tur-onno." 

I lean more towards "Tronno" (just two syllables.) But I also mumble half of my words.

 

[Joe S.]

On 680 news their bumper announcements pronounce it as 'ronto' that's always bothered be.

I like pronouncing it 'tronto' in a French accent.

 

[Peter D.]

So myself and the family were in Disney the last 9 days and I couldn't help but be quirky and pay attention to the sports paraphernalia people were wearing around (my wife just chuckled and rolled her eyes haha).  Was curious to see what was being worn outside of Canada where hockey dominates.  I was quite surprised by what I saw:

- Jays hats were seen everywhere.  I did not see a single person wearing a Leaf hat or shirt.  That shocked me, no matter how bad the team is.

- Hockey wear was prevalent.  Way, way, way more than I expected.  And not just from Canadians.  Lots of Bruins, Blackhawks, Rangers and even Sharks gear.  Out of all sports jerseys worn, hockey ones blew away the competition (probably because they are easily the nicest).  Team winner was the Blackhawks.  Two Seabrook jerseys spotted.  Kudos to the fan wearing his Bickell jersey.

- Baseball was the second most represented.  Red Sox and Giants were the winners here.

- Massachusetts was the best represented.  Is everyone a Patriots fan in North America?  Seems like it.  The aforementioned Bruins and Red Sox were being shown off everywhere.  One Celtics shirt.  Proves that winning championships seems to breed strong fan bases.

-  Outside of the Celtics shirt, a couple of Heat shirts and a couple of team hats, basketball stuff was impossible to spot.

And that my friends is as useless as it gets.

 

[Kin]

I know there's the no-politics rule and everything and hopefully this won't turn into that but the US Supreme Court just dropped an absolute bomb.

 

[Bill_Berg]

I know there's the no-politics rule and everything and hopefully this won't turn into that but the US Supreme Court just dropped an absolute bomb.

They've traded for the 1st overall pick?

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Pretty good final two paragraphs of the judgment:

No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization?s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed.

It is so ordered.

 

[herman]

Was this timed for Pride Week?

Can SCOTUS rulings be overturned by future SCOTUSes?