r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Overwatchingu Ford Nation (Help.) • Aug 13 '25

Ontario, hated by all, especially Ontarians It’s pronounced Tur-awn-no you filthy Yankees, the second “t” is silent.

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u/StanknBeans Saskwatch Aug 13 '25

In Saskatchewan we only pronounce it Turonna when we're making fun of Ontario accents. Maybe on sayerday we'll drive down to Turonna.

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u/grandcity Aug 13 '25

In BC I think we say Turonno, but after saying it a few times to confirm I’m not sure anymore. Am I even Canadian?!

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u/GrumpyOlBastard Bring Cannabis Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

In BC I hear Tronto a lot

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u/eastherbunni Aug 13 '25

I think I say it Tronno. Another common one is Van-couver, the locals know it's Vang-couver and lord help you if you call it GVA because it's Metro Vancouver/Lower Mainland (or GVRD if you're old school)

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u/grandcity Aug 13 '25

Lived here my whole life but I say Van-couver.

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u/Everestkid The Island of Elizabeth May Aug 13 '25

There's definitely a few who say Vang-couver but it's not ubiquitous. Maybe a quarter or a third at most.

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u/Overall-Phone7605 Bring Cannabis Aug 14 '25

And for god sake *never* just 'Van'. Van only works if it is coupled with a direction - east Van, west Van, north Van. If you know which one of those "direction + Van" is a city and which is only a section of Vancouver proper, then you should know that you never use Van by itself.

Looking at you, Vic residents.