Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Things that bug me (1)

One thing that has bugged me for a while is how "Toronto" is mispronounced by non-Torontonians. This is even evident when listening to Canada's national radio station CBC Radio 1. This is likely because most of the radio announcers come from outside Toronto. So, this is how Toronto is pronounced:

Tor 'ronno

Note: the second "t" is silent
emphasis on the second syllable

Sometimes you will hear:

Tar 'ranna

but this is incorrect.