Date:  Mon, 30 Oct 1995 17:26:39 -0600

From:  "Kathleen M. O'Neill" <koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU>

Subject: Re: folk/folklore



>This has been an amazing thread. I would have guessed that it is not

>even possible for speakers of English to pronounce the /l/ in words

>like 'folklore.' I am relatively certain that I do not pronounce the

>/l/ in any 'lk' words.

>

>Bethany Dumas

><dumasB[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]utk.edu>

>



_Any_ "lk" words? Really? What about "milk" or "balk"?

How about "lm" words like "calm" and "film"? "Palm"?



I've been discussing this thread with friends, and I, too,

am amazed at the variety of pronunciations I have found.



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