[299 bloor call control.]

When I visited Montreal last October, my friend said to get off at Lionel Groulx, and I had NO idea what he was saying. I eventually found it on the subway map and, I was like "ah, that's what he's saying".

I agree completely. I almost got completely lost getting to Dorval the first time because I couldn't understand which station I was supposed to take the airport bus from (which ended up being Lionel Groulx).

I still find it hard to pronounce Lionel Groulx... it's worse for outsiders than Spadina or Yonge.

Is it Lee-nelle Gru-el? Or Lie-o-nel Gro-ule-ecks?

 

[unimaginative2]

Lee-o-nelle Grou.

 

[299 bloor call control.]

mare see

 

[DENTROBATE54]

When myself and family went to Montreal two summers ago, I took up the bad habit of pronouncing street addresses as they were spelt in utter English lexicon. Not that I let that on to Francophones or anything.

 

[adma]

Lee-o-nelle Grou.

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