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Old 12-06-2015, 07:24 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
I've often said that you can tell where somewhere is from based on how they pronounce Calgary and Saskatchewan.
  • If they pronounce Calgary as "Cal-gree" and Saskatchewan so the final syllable rhymes with "win", they're from Calgary.

  • If they pronounce Calgary as "Cal-Gary" with three distinct syllables and Saskatchewan so the final syllable rhymes with "win", they're from somewhere on the Prairies, but not Calgary.

  • If they pronounce Calgary as "Cal-Gary" with three distinct syllables and Saskatchewan so the final syllable rhymes with "Juan", they're from somewhere in Canada other than Prairies.

  • If they pronounce Calgary as "Cal-gree" and Saskatchewan so the final syllable rhymes with "Juan", they're from the States.


I have found that this almost always holds true.
Everyone I know from eastern Canada(myself included) pronounce it this way, to go a little farther a lot of maritimers say British Columbia instead of "BC" (myself not included)
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