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I need words with an "AL" in them that make a (dubious) arrr sound as in HALF, CALF, PALM, CALM

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SmellyMurkySky · 07/11/2007 21:42

You have helped me with eee sounds at the end of a word
We have debated North/South pronunciation over "ou" words that sound like could & would

Now I need "AL" words that sound like (what I think is a dubious) arrrr.

Examples given are HALF & CALF
We have added PALM & CALM

Can anyone come up with more (hopefully not too obscure for a 6yo) for the list please?

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brimfull · 07/11/2007 21:43

salmon

mintydixcharrington · 07/11/2007 21:44

balm

mintydixcharrington · 07/11/2007 21:45

almond
(as long as you aren't one of those people who pronounce the "l" - GOD I hate that)

Spidermama · 07/11/2007 21:45

Psalm.

fishie · 07/11/2007 21:45

smarm

mintydixcharrington · 07/11/2007 21:45

alnwick

Spidermama · 07/11/2007 21:45

Alms.

mintydixcharrington · 07/11/2007 21:46

oooh psalm is very good

Spidermama · 07/11/2007 21:47

Qualm(s)

fishie · 07/11/2007 21:47

sorry.

salt

SmellyMurkySky · 07/11/2007 21:52

TY for your help... I am not expecting to find many...

from this list I think the following meet the criteria

ALMOND
BALM
PSALM
QUALMS

Never heard of Alnwick or Alms myself...so can't comment.

Salmon is SAL MON (no ARR sound - at least where I live)
SALT would have to be pronounced SART, the 'L' is definately pronounced round here...

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mintydixcharrington · 07/11/2007 21:54

(alnwick is a town in northumberland. big castle. where they filmed harry potter. pronounced Annick)

qualms is not really a word, just a trade mark for a otc medicine. probably wouldn't put it in my english homework (sorry spidey)

fishie · 07/11/2007 21:57

lots of people round here do pronounce sort for salt, or selt even but yes it doesn't fit your criteria. alms is money which poor people are given by religious types.

SmellyMurkySky · 07/11/2007 21:58

I though the meds was KALMS

{http://www.thefreedictionary.com/qualms\Qualms is a word, although I thought it was spelt Quarms before it appeared on this list}

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SmellyMurkySky · 07/11/2007 21:58

qualms

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fishie · 07/11/2007 21:58

isn't a qualm a scruple?

SmellyMurkySky · 07/11/2007 21:59

As in alms houses?

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fishie · 07/11/2007 21:59

yes

snorkle · 07/11/2007 22:02

napalm?

mintydixcharrington · 07/11/2007 22:09

christ I'm being idiotic today
of course it is
I'm so confused by scrabulous letting me play words like "fetation" (WTF does that mean) that I've completely lost it

BroccoliSpears · 07/11/2007 22:15

Calve and halve?

I think you've got them all.

wheresthehamster · 07/11/2007 22:17

Sir Walter Raleigh

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