Re: [tied] Re: Pronunciation of "r" - again?

From: Andrew Jarrette
Message: 41405
Date: 2005-10-14



glen gordon <glengordon01@...> wrote:


Andrew:
> By the way, I only later realized that "the 'Peg"
> must stand for "Winnipeg".  I thought it
> must be some slang name for Toronto -- so I was
> very confused by that correspondence).

Yes, "The Peg" is Winnipeg. The typical slang
for "Toronto" is "Tee Dot Oh", "Tee Dot" or "Tee Oh".
The slang for "Vancouver" is however "Methadonia"
(hehe).


-- That's hilarious!  I have been wondering why Vancouver has recently been named "world's best city", in light of its well-known street culture.

 

Andrew



      
           
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