Torontonians the Slowest Speakers in Canada, Study Says

Torontonians the Slowest Speakers in Canada, Study Says
Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall in Toronto on April 23, 2020. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
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Torontonians may have a lot to say, but they take their time doing it.

Toronto has been named Canada’s slowest-talking city in a study from Preply, an online language platform. Coming in at 149 words per minute, Toronto residents talk considerably slower than the national average of 175 words per minute.