[78-L] Deep Ellum Blues^

[David Lennick]

Julian Vein wrote:
> Bud Black wrote:
>> Calm?  Balm? Palm? 
> =====
> They're pronounced "Carm", "Barm" and "Parm".
> 
>       Julian Vein
> 

Except in Boston where they're "cahmm", "bahmm" and "pahmm".

Bud Black wrote:
> Hey, I dunno about you, but I pronounce the "L" in calm, palm and balm.  I
> don't say "comm, pomm or bomm.  But then I spent a few years as a radio
> announcer.
> 
> Bud 

I spent over 30 years as a radio pronouncer and I've never pronounced the L in 
any of those words! Or the "T" in "often". Not even in Oftenbach.

dl