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Rob Ford's Toronto
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Yaitsme
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Nuh thits ah knoiffe!!
Trish
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have been lurking on this Forum since May 2013. I have refreshed this thread so many times I should be tested for obsessive-compulsive disorder (I'm sure the mods must wonder who the hell I am). For no reason at all, I feel close and connected to all of you.
I have been inspired to come out of the darkness by the question of the pronunciation of "Toronto".
I was born in Toronto in 1951, my parents were born in Toronto, 3 of my 4 grandparents were born in Toronto (my grandfather was from Brampton). That is a rare pedigree for this diverse, constantly growing city.
I grew up at Eglinton and Oriole Parkway. Attended NTCI and UofT. I am the epitome of downtown elite yet I still pronounce the city's name as "Toronno".
It is the ONLY thing I have in common with Rob Ford.
I have been inspired to come out of the darkness by the question of the pronunciation of "Toronto".
I was born in Toronto in 1951, my parents were born in Toronto, 3 of my 4 grandparents were born in Toronto (my grandfather was from Brampton). That is a rare pedigree for this diverse, constantly growing city.
I grew up at Eglinton and Oriole Parkway. Attended NTCI and UofT. I am the epitome of downtown elite yet I still pronounce the city's name as "Toronno".
It is the ONLY thing I have in common with Rob Ford.
TinyTiny
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This dude needs lipo for his face.
pattycakes
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Welcome aboard Trish.
hper
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Originally Posted by fishie
Of course anyone who enunciates all three syllables as such - Tor-RON-to - is a total tourist.
Moi aussi. Tuh-Ron-Toe, with a light 'er' on the first syllable and slightly snarly hook to the last.
Of course anyone who enunciates all three syllables as such - Tor-RON-to - is a total tourist.
Moi aussi. Tuh-Ron-Toe, with a light 'er' on the first syllable and slightly snarly hook to the last.
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Trish
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Thank you pattycakes. Now that I have officially boarded the UT forum, I hope I can offer a few shots across the bow of Ford's ship of state.
Sweet Mister
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As an English guy who's been living in Canada since 2000, I was originally taught to say 'Tronna', but I've notice it shift over the years. I personally say 'Tronto' with the seonc T almost silent, at least when talking to Ontarians, but on the phone to yanks or brits, the second T is fully formed.
Roy's Square
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Even so, I want to remind you and everyone else in this forum that Rob Ford wasn't even born in Toronto.
And I don't know about NTCI, but graduates of Northern Secondary were taught to pronounce it correctly.
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Lamport Davenport
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I bid you hello too Trish. You’ll be invited to the big Rofo-is-Gone after-party at Suite 1735, after I get the key back from Fred Gardiner.
That man forgets everything when he drinks...If I hang out with enough east-coasters or Ottawa valley types, I find myself saying “Trawna”. I save “Tronno” for when I’m trying to be elite and uptown. I said 3-syllable “Toronto” once to an Italian-Canadian man on St Clair and he asked if I was talking about Taranto, Italy.
casita
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"Crazy Town" says he was born in Etobicoke, but he was actually born in North York.
Trish
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Some rivalries never die!
kbdid
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Re Toronto...I've always pronounced it Tor-ON-to. But then I've only been here about 20 years. I'm from SW Ontario and get peeved when I hear Torontonians pronounce Detroit "De-troy-it", gosh darn it's DEEtroyt.
casita
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