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Regarding the pronunciation of the word Montréal, 1749.

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Montreal: the French in the region and the inhabitants of this city pronounce this word “Moreal,” with the accent placed on the last syllable.

Source: Kaml, Pehr, "Travels of Pehr Kalm in Canada in 1749" (Montréal: Pierre Tisseyre, 1977), p. 285. Notes: Annotated translation of the travel journal by Jacques Rousseau and Guy Béthune, in collaboration with Pierre Morisset

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