To ask how you pronounce the word "column"?

[evilharpy]

I've been listening to the Double Love blog (about the Sweet Valley High books; very funny and scathing, presented by two nice Irish ladies and I recommend listening to it if you need a laugh).

One of the presenters mentioned a newspaper column a couple of times but she pronounced it "colyum" and it's wrecking my head. I say "collum". I asked my husband and he says "collum". I don't think it's an Irish thing as I am Irish!

Tell me I'm not losing my mind and have not been saying it wrong all these years. Collum or colyum?

Coll um

Collum. Have never heard any other way!

I say coll um.iam delighted to hear there is a Svh podcast!!!

Link to podcast:

www.headstuff.org/double-love/

Glad it's not just me then!

My Irish partner pronounces it 'ColYum' too. It's just the way they're taught to say it here.

I say 'Collum'.

RestlessLegKick where's here? It's not how I was taught to say it. I don't think I've heard anyone else say it like that from any part of the country but then it's not a word that generally comes up in conversation.

Oops, I see you're Irish too. Well my partner definitely says 'ColYum' and he's Irish too.

He even pronounces vehicle as 'VeHiccle' without a silent H.

He's pretty well educated and he's from the west.

Vee-hicle I've definitely heard lots of times. I'm just thinking it in my head now to remember how I would say it. I don't think I pronounce the H.

I think most of my family are from the east so maybe it is a west thing. Although the podcast ladies are both Dubs.