What are some examples of cities which were named in a certain language and dialect but are now pronounced according to a different language or dialect's rules (eg Los Angeles)?
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The main street in Winnipeg, Manitoba - a city notable for having one of the largest concentrations of French speakers in Western Canada - is "Portage Avenue," pronounced PORT-edge; not like the French word "portage" that seems to be its etymological origin.
huh I think of the word portage (as in to carry a boat on land) as pronounced PORT-edge, interesting!
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never thought of the fact that it’s a french/latinate cognate I mean
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In my Canadian English, the English word meaning to carry a boat is pronounced the same way as in French, and the Winnipeg street name sounds like a joke, or a trap for outsiders
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whoa!!!
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