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It’s moult not malt
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Haint · 19/09/2018 13:59
I feel much better now
Thanks
PristineCondition · 19/09/2018 14:01
There a pedants corner for this petty sniping
I feel much better now
Thanks
Aprilshowersnowastorm · 19/09/2018 14:01
With dhusky it isn't moult it's complete fur clouds!!
BiteyShark · 19/09/2018 14:02
Hoppinggreen · 19/09/2018 16:38
Its not spade either
tabulahrasa · 19/09/2018 22:11
See spade and spayed I get, they sound the same... malt and moult don’t.
MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 20/09/2018 14:44
Er, malt and moult both sound the same in my accent. 
tabulahrasa · 20/09/2018 21:29
Really? They’re like an American mall and mould but with t’s...
tabulahrasa · 20/09/2018 23:42
I was just sitting saying the sounds to myself and realised that sounded like I was going, I don’t believe in your accent, rofl
Just I’ve never heard an accent where mauled and mould sound the same and thats almost the difference when I say them (it’s not quite as long in malt, but closer to mauled than mould would be to it) and I was being nosy rather than scoffing 
Allycumpooster · 21/09/2018 08:21
Malt vinegar and dog moult sound the same in my accent
Mum2OneTeen · 21/09/2018 08:49
Malt/Moult sound similar to me too, as do Spayed/Spade (Australian). Mind you, I'm a spelling pedant with the best of them.
Flippetydip · 21/09/2018 10:55
Totally agree spelling-wise but I think you may be mispronouncing either one or the other if you don't think they sound the same. I have a very "English" middle-class accent and they sound EXACTLY the same when I say them (which I have been now for the last three minutes - and now feel like I'm going slightly mad).
tabulahrasa · 21/09/2018 11:36
(which I have been now for the last three minutes - and now feel like I'm going slightly mad).
I always end up doing that on prpnounciatuon threads
Al and oul definitely make different sounds...
I am struggling to think of anyone I’ve heard say both malt and moult tbh, but I’ve never met anyone who had a reason to me saying moult who didn’t pronounce it like I do and malt is a fairly common word.
Allycumpooster · 21/09/2018 13:58
I’m assuming that people are pronouncing malt to rhym with mat?
I also have a middle class English accent and that just doesn’t sound right to my ear.
I’m not a spelling pedant and don’t really care how something should be spelt. Context is everything so I just assume that a dog is losing its coat rather than letting it germinate nicely.
Flippetydip · 21/09/2018 14:40
EXACTLY the same pronunciation:
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/moult
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/malt
DemocracyDiesInDarkness · 21/09/2018 14:43
Oh, I would say moult rhymes with colt, not halt.
Clearly I'm wrong!
elQuintoConyo · 21/09/2018 14:44
What if your dog's called Whisky...?
Flippetydip · 21/09/2018 14:45
Oh my word - surely colt and halt and indeed malt/moult all rhyme?!
Flippetydip · 21/09/2018 14:46
what if your dog's called Whisky?
Quality!
DemocracyDiesInDarkness · 21/09/2018 14:48
No! Colt has the 'o' sound from no.
Halt has the sound of 'awe'.
tabulahrasa · 21/09/2018 14:48
“malt to rhym with mat?” No, that would be weird.
“EXACTLY the same pronunciation:”
I hear a difference on those.
“Oh, I would say moult rhymes with colt, not halt.”
Yes, mould rhymes with colt and malt rhymes with half.
tabulahrasa · 21/09/2018 14:49
Moult not mould... this doesn’t need any extra confusion, lol
Gran22 · 21/09/2018 14:51
I'm Scottish with a slightly anglicised accent. Moult rhymes with colt, malt rhymes with fault when I say them. 'Oh' v 'aw'.
tabulahrasa · 21/09/2018 14:57
Halt not half FFS, no clue what was wrong with my fingers on that last one...
Flippetydip · 21/09/2018 15:46
How interesting - I've listened loads of times (probably enough to get me sacked now) and I really can't hear a difference! Maybe we hear regionally as well!
MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 21/09/2018 22:53
Moult, colt, fault and halt all sound the same to me.
Just as bough, cough, though and through are spelt the same but all sound different. That’s the English language for you.
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