Edwin G. 
Do you know how to say “Toronto”?
Secret 5th choice, please comment
Symbols:
- 🇨🇦 Canadian
- 🌏 Non-Canadian
Tor-on-toe 🇨🇦
Tor-on-no 🇨🇦
Tor-on-toe 🌏
Tor-on-no 🌏
Poll ended at .
Following my Toronto poll, I’m asking today:
How would you say “Montréal”? Secret 5th choice, feel free to comment
Symbols:
🇨🇦 Canadian
🌍 Non-Canadian
Mon-ree-al 🇨🇦
Mon-tree-all 🇨🇦
Mon-ree-al 🌍
Mon-tree-all 🌍
Poll ended at .
Young Thos@EdwinG as an English-Canadian, 100% Mun-tree-all, but in my experience most Americans and in recent years even some English-Canadians will say Mon-tree-all
@NeueWelle I have never heard “Mun-tree-all” around Montréal in my 25+ years here 😅
@EdwinG Terre de contrastes… I've only been here for 20 years, but all the anglos I know (including myself) say Mun-tree-all, and all the Americans I know say Mon-tree-all.
Also, for my entire life, Mun-tree-all has been the mainstream English Canadian pronunciation heard on the CBC and elsewhere in the media.
Of course, your mileage may vary… 😉
@NeueWelle It’s also possible that my ears translate “Mon” and “Mun” the same way, just with a shorter “o”.
On CBC Radio One Montréal, I hear the short “o” when they name the city.