Almond

[EntropyCentral]

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!

I knew a woman whose parents named her Linder. I initially assumed it was a German name, but no, they were just unable to spell Linda.

But I'm confused about Hannah and Spanner, are they English and don't pronounce the R in Spanner or are they Scottish and saying Hanner with a rolled r.

Interesting! I’m from the East Mids and have lived in Yorkshire and London. I don’t recall anyone I know pronouncing the L in almond until I met my husband. I think it sounds really odd because I’m used to aah-mund.

I used to think he was saying it incorrectly because his parents moved to the UK in their 30s and he’s inherited quite a few rogue pronunciations. Am aware that this one is legit though!

I've heard it pronounced with a l, maybe on TV, maybe IRL I'm not sure but I've definitely heard it. I'm Scottish so it's an aaaah-mond

do you say SALmon too??!

Salmon

I say Almond with the L.

The L isn't silent but both pronunciations are correct so, almond & ammund.

Ask Alexa to play Marc Almond and she repeats his name back without the l sound!

They are English and say Hanner.

This is off the point, but Armund sounds like a lovely name for a boy.

If I have another child, they may well be called Armund.

This I don’t get. When I was about 19 I had a boyfriend who lost his mind when I pronounced ‘castle’ with a short ‘a’ (like at least 50% of the UK population) and said he’d ‘never heard anyone say it like this.’ 🙄🙄Never heard it. Like, where have people been that they don’t understand that there are different regional pronunciations?! Why were you soooo weirded out by a completely run-of-the-mill Midlands pronunciation?!

I say ol-mund

They do rhyme 🤷‍♀️

Actually I think people do add a slight nod to the L in those words. Certainly in alms. It’s not the same as arms, is it? Or even ahms (ahms and alms would be the same for me because I’m ’non-rhotic’). There’s a gentle hint of ‘L’ in there somewhere.

I once made a cake for a kid called Armand. And someone said it was the most lovely boys name they’d ever seen. I do see it - soft but strong. I assume with Armand the second syllable is stressed though!

LIE-luk apparently. I say lie-lack.

I blame Noel Fielding

Olmond

I've just realised that although I call the nut an ahmund I would say Marc Olmund.

The L is silent.

Google British pronunciation has alms as Aamz. I guess for some the L isn’t silent.

I say all mund.

What do you mean! I’ve never heard someone say ah-mond! It’s an al-mund. To not pronounce the l is insane to me!

Lots of people do it all the same 😉

Correct pronunciation is ar-monds.
Exactly like salmon, silent L. Basic literacy