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Old Posted Jul 23, 2021, 3:13 PM
Hali87 Hali87 is offline
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Originally Posted by MolsonExport View Post
I don't like the sound of "Oshawa". It sounds harsh, like someone with a very bad lisp trying to say Ottawa.
One time I had to rent a car in Ottawa to drive to Oshawa. The agent I spoke to on the phone was in the US. It was a ridiculously confusing conversation.

"So I'll be picking it up in Ottawa, but I need to return it in Oshawa... No, OSHawa... no, no, picking it up in Ottawa, Ontario, returning it in Oshawa, which is a different... yes they're both in Ontario. No, not Ontario, California..."
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