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I hear sal-mon, but that's only because it's how I remember to spell it correctly. When saying it, I say sa-min.
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Well, I don't seem to own it any longer, so no need to be TOO jealous.
It was a gift. A (then) secretary of my dad's, who knew I was into SF and had been a president of LASFS got the book, and all the signatures, for me. Pournelle knows my dad anyway via Comdex.
I realized that the book was gone over a year ago, and I'm still rather bummed.
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I'm with Elizabeth. My hick Texas relatives pronounce the L, and it puzzles me to no end. Of course, they also pronounce the S in Illinois.
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quote:I hear sal-mon, but that's only because it's how I remember to spell it correctly. When saying it, I say sa-min.
Really? I have it on good authority that you say it like "cinnamon."
quote:But how do you say jaguar?
If you're a hick from Utah, you say JAG-wire.
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quote: A word to describe spending all day fighting to get upstream just to get screwed at the end.
What was God smoking when he decided that salmon should mate in this manner. I knew that God has a sense of humor, but come on, you gotta feel bad for them sometimes. Edited to avoid contradicting myself.
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Well, what I meant when I started this thread, is whether how you pronounce it different from how you READ it. I read "sal-mon" in my head but pronounce it "sammin," because I know that's right.
Just like how I read "lowell" when I read "lol" but interpret it as "laughing."
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Indeed. A strong one. The first time I heard one of my cousins say sahL-MOHN I thought it was hysterical.
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As someone who started out as a sight-reader I READ it "sal-mon" because I had to make a point to remember silent letters. As someone who has lived in Washington (where salmon snobs abound) for most of her life I SAY āSam-in".
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Wow. It's amazing to me how many people pronounce the L, even if only in their heads. Maybe it's just that I've lived in Alaska my entire life, but whether I'm saying it, reading it, or just thinking about it, the word is always pronounced "sammin", to rhyme with "jammin'." I would no more think to pronounce the L than I would think to pronounce the T in "Christmas" or the B in "dumb".
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I'm the same way. In fact, I can't recall having ever heard anyone pronounce the "L." Or even make it a long A, like "sah..."
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I must know a lot of hicks, cuz I know a lot of people who pronounce the L. I don't, of course...
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I've never heard anyone pronounce the L, either. But then, again, I live in Alaska, and we all know better. I also don't understand why anyone has a problem accepting that the L is silent. I wonder whether anyone here ever tries to pronounce the K in "knowledge" or the T in "castle", even if just "in their heads".
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I don't pronounce the "l" but I do say 'Sammen' with a darker "e" or perhaps a lighter "o", instead of "sammin"
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