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Is it “Camel-uh” or “Cam-ahl-uh”?

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[–] sarchar@programming.dev 0 points 4 months ago
[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago
[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago

"Kahm-lah".

[–] obinice@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Why would you think it can only be pronounced with an "uh" at the end? Where did that come from?

I could be wrong about how she uses her name of course, but I would pronounce it Cam-ahl-a, nothing the hard a at the end, as in apple.

We don't say uhpple, we say apple.

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[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago

Rhymes with Pamela.

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