Correct pronunciation of "Calm"

Tom · Fri Mar 23, 2007 20:29 pm *Correct pronunciation of "Calm"*

Hi

I am aware that the word "calm" should rhyme with "psalm", but I have noticed that for some reason unknown the native speakers of English make this word sort of rhyme with "Tom".

Do we agree?

Why? Shocked

Tom

Alan · Fri Mar 23, 2007 21:16 pm *Correct pronunciation of "Calm"*

Hi Tom,

Who on earth have you been listening to/talking to? Maybe it was one of Englishuser's friends with the highfalutin accents! To answer your question, I would stick to your rhyme with 'psalm'.

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Englishuser · Sun Mar 25, 2007 19:35 pm *Correct pronunciation of "Calm"*

Hi Alan,

You wrote:

Yankee · Sun Mar 25, 2007 19:58 pm *Correct pronunciation of "Calm"*

I'd describe my own "highfalutin" pronunciation of 'calm' as having a very light 'L' sound, but that slight 'L' also tends to bite the dust when I speak faster than usual. Cool

The pronunciation of 'calm' seems to vary quite a bit on this side of the pond:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=calm

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