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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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aliceinawonderland · 30/11/2024 19:46

thankyouforthedayz · 30/11/2024 17:15

Is pronouncing the 'L' a Midlands thing?

I've lived in London, Scotland and Suffolk and I've never met anyone who DIDN'T pronounce the "L"

aliceinawonderland · 30/11/2024 19:44

Al ( as you'd pronounce the name Al) mund ( with a slightly swallowed "u"

worcesterpear · 30/11/2024 19:32

I say al-mond but I am one of the types who learnt to read early, so pronounces words as they look, unless it's a word I've heard others saying from an early age. I still think ah-mond sounds "posh".

mathanxiety · 30/11/2024 19:29

FennelFan · 30/11/2024 17:09

There is definitely no r sound in almond. It's ahmund.

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People with non rhotic accents see the letter R and hear a vowel sound in their heads, and think everyone else does too.

mathanxiety · 30/11/2024 19:27

Silent L here. Ahh-mund.

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/11/2024 19:27

Anotherworrier · 30/11/2024 16:44

Well no one says a-mond do they. But over pronouncing it is pretentious.

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

Rubyupbeat · 30/11/2024 19:24

Ah-mnd

LoveIsLikeAFartIfYouHaveToPushItsUsuallyShit · 30/11/2024 19:23

Sometimes I am actually happy my foreign accent is so fucked up that I can pronounce things like my mouth grew and no one can openly judge me or think I am pretentious 😁
I say Al-mond.

Lairymary · 30/11/2024 19:16

Owlmund innit.

byteme1011 · 30/11/2024 19:14

Ahmund - scottish (west coast)!

Arran2024 · 30/11/2024 19:10

Scottish here, living in London. Def without the L. But I've been down here for 35 years and I definitely don't say it as hard "ahmand" as I would if I was still in Scotland. My accent has changed and I would say "awhmand". Btw my most favourite artist of all time is Marc Almond and Alexa doesn't say the "l".

mrstumbler · 30/11/2024 19:03

ALmund. As in Alan or just L lol

MajorCarolDanvers · 30/11/2024 19:02

JaninaDuszejko · 30/11/2024 18:34

Surely there are more than that. I'm Scottish but live in the NE of England and it's very easy for to tell the difference between Geordies, Mackems and Smoggies. And that's just 1 county.

Anyway as a Scot I say almond to rhyme with (Alex) Salmond.

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Don’t know? It’s how many google said.

as a fellow Scot I agree with the almond/salmond

HereForTheAnimals · 30/11/2024 19:02

Deadbeatex · 30/11/2024 19:00

Anybody else read the OP as I (eye) not L and wonder wtf they were on about?

Yep. I thought where the fuck is the 'eye' in Almond 🤣

Deadbeatex · 30/11/2024 19:00

Anybody else read the OP as I (eye) not L and wonder wtf they were on about?

Notmoog · 30/11/2024 19:00

TrippTover · 30/11/2024 17:39

I say almond. Like it’s written - al-mund.
I also say lilac like lie-lac which is apparently wrong too.

Personally I think ‘ahhhhmond’ and ‘lie-luk’ sound so pompous 😂

How's that meant to be pronounced then?

dementedpixie · 30/11/2024 18:58

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 18:51

And po-um when talking about rhyming verse.

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Po-yum thank you very much 😆

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SofandaCox · 30/11/2024 18:57

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:52

I can’t believe that. No one pronounces the L in Psalm, balm or palm.

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Umm, yes they do.

JaninaDuszejko · 30/11/2024 18:55

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 18:51

And po-um when talking about rhyming verse.

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And lets not talk about men called Karl 😂

greglet · 30/11/2024 18:55

I grew yo saying OL mond but switched at some point to AHmond.

HereForTheAnimals · 30/11/2024 18:54

JaninaDuszejko · 30/11/2024 18:48

I've never heard a Scot say Cal-uh-m unless they are talking to someone called Callum.

Fil-um on the other hand...

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Oh, my DH is of Irish decent, although he doesn't have an Irish accent and he says fil-um. I want to rip his tongue out when he politely asks if I'd like to watch something on Netflix.

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.

NippyCrab · 30/11/2024 18:52

Both pronunciations are technically correct.

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:52

SofandaCox · 30/11/2024 18:48

With the L!

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I can’t believe that. No one pronounces the L in Psalm, balm or palm.

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