How do you say it?

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caramel

karmel or keremel?

I'll post some more to tap your brains later.

 

[Toro]

You say karmel, they say keremel, I say nasty.

But I pronounce it kara-mel if I am to speak the nasty substances name.

 

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Moving on...

Pecan

Pecan or Pecon?

 

[dreadnought]

caramel

karmel or keremel?

I'll post some more to tap your brains later.

#2

 

[Abaxvahl]

caramel

karmel or keremel?

I'll post some more to tap your brains later.

"Karmel."

Moving on...

Pecan

Pecan or Pecon?

"Pecan."

 

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Milk

Malk or Milk?

 

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Apricot

Aperocot or apricot?

 

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orange

orange or arenge?

 

[MehGuy]

Milk

Malk or Milk?

Who says "malk"? Lol..

 

[( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)]

Who says "malk"? Lol..

idk. no rednecks. that's fer shure

 

[HoneyBee]

I say orange

 

[Occams Barber]

caramel

karmel or keremel?

I'll post some more to tap your brains later.

For those of you who (like me) find the topic of the English language endlessly fascinating, there is an excellent text which discusses, in excruciating detail , dialect variation in the U.S. by region, gender, ethnicity and social status:

American English: Dialects and Variation by W. Wolfram & N. Schilling, published by Wiley Blackwell.​

There's also a related website:
http://www.americanenglishwiley.com/

No need to thank me - you're welcome.
OB

 

[MehGuy]

idk. no rednecks. that's fer shure

Maybe..

What about cake or carakeryerere?

 

[Swords&Sunflowers]

sometimes i accidentally say

"baawl" instead of "bowl"

or "calshum" instean of "calcium"

 

[Occams Barber]

Who says "malk"? Lol..

My only exposure to American accents is via TV but I've heard 'malk' (for 'milk') a number of times.

I associate this pronunciation with females in the teens/early twenties age range. I don't think its a regional thing but I could be wrong.
OB

 

[MehGuy]

My only exposure to American accents is via TV but I've heard 'malk' (for 'milk') a number of times.

I associate this pronunciation with females in the teens/early twenties age range. I don't think its a regional thing but I could be wrong.
OB

Come to think of it.. a Boston accent might sound like that.. lol.

 

[Occams Barber]

Come to think of it.. a Boston accent might sound like that.. lol.

I did a little research and it appears to be associated with, but not confined to, Illinois or the 'mid West' (are they the same thing??)

Apparently the Norwegian word for milk is 'melk' and this pronunciation may reflect the influence of early Norwegian settlers on the local speech patterns.
OB
http://www.wordorigins.org/index.php/more/901/

 

[sunshineforJesus]

kara mel.

 

[Toro]

Maybe..

What about cake or carakeryerere?

No, the REAL question is how do you say......

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch? (yes, its real)

 

[S.O.J.I.A.]

"hypergamy"

hi-per-gu-mee or hyper-gammie?