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Bookmark or Share- pronunciation - Why is the “L” silent when pronouncing “salmon ...In French, Latin l became vocalized: that's why Latin digraph al became au in French. In English and in some cases, first latin l was restored silently in EModE. In some words, the l is pronounced as well: ME asaut > assault (similarly for somersault), ME caudron > cauldron, ME faut > fault . Later, some words lost u: false, falcon, herald, realm.
- Origin of the slang "L7" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange8. Its origin appears to be from teen Black AmE, from the ‘50s. Is it used both as a noun and also as an adjective: L-7 (noun) also l-seven. [the L and the 7 when put together form a SE square thus a pun on square n. (3b); the word can be accompanied by using thumb and forefinger extended at right angles, forming an L and a 7, and when the ...
- What is the short form for 'little' ? Is it li'l or lil'?Ngram shows li'l beating out lil' and li'l' since before 1900. (Note that you must press "Search lots of books" after clicking on the link.) And since Lil is a very popular name (both as a first name and as a hyphenated portion of an apparently Arabic name), any Ngram results for that variant must be ignored.
- When is "L" doubled? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeYes; in general, British (Commonwealth) English prefers a double 'l'. Or more accurately a double consonant: so travel -> travelling, but warble -> warbling. – njd. Aug 9, 2010 at 16:10. 19. The general rule in British English is to double the 'l'. The general rule in American English is to double the 'l' only when the last syllable is accented.
- Is it true that Chinese speakers have troubles with 'r's and 'l's in ...The /l/ can only appear syllable-initially while the /r/ appears syllable-finally. This means that a Chinese speaker would have more trouble with an /l/ sound at the end of a word and also with an /r/ sound at the beginning of a word. This means that a speaker should be able to pronounce the /l/ in "ladder" but have difficulty with "red".
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