7 names for Calgary before it became Calgary

[Daradon]

Originally Posted by troutman

I think we had a thread one time on how we pronounce "Calgary".

IIRC, most of us say Cal-Gree. Accent on Cal.

Cal-guh-ree?

Cal-gair-ee-un.

Most locals get lazy, like most other places. Bawsten. Tawranana. Calgree. We're not alone in this and certainly not the worst.

But outsides pronounce it a bit better actually, doing all three syllables. Cal Ga Ree

Though, it if it pronounced through it's gaelic roots, you can hear it and it's a bit of the mix of the two English pronouncements. Cahl gahr i

[longsuffering]

Originally Posted by RedMileDJ

Mod edit: Wtf?

Lifetime Suspension?

Damn! I feel like I must have missed something epic.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Cal-gree is the correct way to say it.

And denial really is a river in Egypt.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

And denial really is a river in Egypt.

If St. Louis can insist that their name is really St. Lewis, we can insist that our name is Calgree.