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Almond

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EntropyCentral · 30/11/2024 16:42

I know some people pronounce the 'l' in Almond, but I don't think it can be many. I've never heard it except from my husband and it drives me nuts (!)

So how many do?

YABU: One should pronounce the 'l' in Almond.

YANBU: Of course you bloody don't!

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BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 20:48

SofandaCox · 30/11/2024 18:57

Umm, yes they do.

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How? Like psalam, balam, calam? I’ve never heard anyone pronounce the L in those words ever. Even if it were cahl m, bahl m, I’ve never heard it anywhere, not in real life or tv or movies.

pimplin · 30/11/2024 20:30

Shock horror I also say Mom!

pimplin · 30/11/2024 20:29

I say Al-Mund or Ol-Mund, in the midlands. Happy if any one wants to think I sound stupid for that. Rather sound a bit thick than be a judgy twat.

YourPlumMaker · 30/11/2024 20:27

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Pumpkincozynights · 30/11/2024 20:25

I pronounce it both ways as I never know which way is correct!

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 30/11/2024 20:22

Anotherworrier · 30/11/2024 20:20

lol what?? 😂😂

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In most accents in England, 'Hannah' and 'hanner' would sound identical. Unlike in most U.S., Irish or Scottish accents.

Anotherworrier · 30/11/2024 20:20

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 20:19

To clarify - they say hanner and spanner, not hannah and spannah.

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lol what?? 😂😂

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/11/2024 20:20

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 20:19

To clarify - they say hanner and spanner, not hannah and spannah.

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Sounds much the same to me.

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 20:19

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 20:14

My inlaws pronounce Hannah to rhyme with spanner, which is.... interesting.

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To clarify - they say hanner and spanner, not hannah and spannah.

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/11/2024 20:18

Anotherworrier · 30/11/2024 20:17

I’ve honestly never heard someone pronounce almond like this! How funny, it seems plenty do though! Is it a middle class thing? 🤣

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I don't think so. Al-mund always strikes me as peculiar.

Anotherworrier · 30/11/2024 20:18

@DrZaraCarmichael eh? How else would you say Hannah?

Anotherworrier · 30/11/2024 20:17

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/11/2024 19:27

I say ah-mond but some people say al-mond.
It doesn't bother me.

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I’ve honestly never heard someone pronounce almond like this! How funny, it seems plenty do though! Is it a middle class thing? 🤣

arcticpandas · 30/11/2024 20:17

All mond. But I have a mix of BE and American. My DH finds it annoying that I change accent depending on who I'm talking to but I don't do it on purpose. So would switch to ahmund automatically if the person I talked to pronounciated it like this.

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/11/2024 20:15

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 20:14

My inlaws pronounce Hannah to rhyme with spanner, which is.... interesting.

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What? How else would you say it?

Greengagesnfennel · 30/11/2024 20:15

Namechangeobviously2024 · 30/11/2024 16:56

Ol-mund

Ol as in bollocks

NE England if that matters

😂
same here NW.

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 20:14

Carouselfish · 30/11/2024 20:11

It is on a level with people who say cinemarrrrr instead of cinema.

My inlaws pronounce Hannah to rhyme with spanner, which is.... interesting.

Circumferences · 30/11/2024 20:13

You don't say "Sal-mon" either.
It's "Sammon"

Carouselfish · 30/11/2024 20:11

It is on a level with people who say cinemarrrrr instead of cinema.

Jostuki · 30/11/2024 20:11

It's pronounced Almond as in Marc Almond.

Circumferences · 30/11/2024 20:10

"Al-mond" is how foreign people pronounce it.

anonymousproblem · 30/11/2024 20:09

Namechangeobviously2024 · 30/11/2024 16:56

Ol-mund

Ol as in bollocks

NE England if that matters

Same here (east mids)

Carouselfish · 30/11/2024 20:07

It's alm as in palm.

All the almond and allmond people need to put their tongues back in 🤣

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/11/2024 20:04

aliceinawonderland · 30/11/2024 19:55

Exactly this!
I'm aware of regional variations for many words, but the point is that everyone I've ever met from all over the UK pronounces the L

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I don't and neither do most people I know.

devongirl12 · 30/11/2024 20:02

I've always pronounced the L.

Wasn't even aware of the ahmund pronunciation until a few years ago and it actually caught me off guard a bit.

Always thought it sounded weird, non-sensical and a bit pretentious.

A poster above put a screenshot of silent L words (calm etc) and it still didn't change my mind.

The only one that gave me pause was salmon.

I do not pronounce the L in salmon, so I can now kind of see where the silent L in almond is coming from.

But I'm not sure I can change my pronounciation, nor do I think I want to.

I am surprised though that so many people seem to have got the memo that the L is silent.

I had no idea until a few years ago.

aliceinawonderland · 30/11/2024 19:55

CheshireCats · 30/11/2024 18:54

I have never (in 50 years) heard it pronounced without the L. Have lived in Midlands/ various Northern towns and cities for almost (which is also pronounced with an L!) all of that time. I genuinely had no idea what some people didn't pronounce the L.
However, unlike some other folk, I don't made judgy comments on other people's pronunciations/regional differences. Because I recognise we all have different accents and dialects and they are all wonderful.

Exactly this!
I'm aware of regional variations for many words, but the point is that everyone I've ever met from all over the UK pronounces the L

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