When you read the word "salmon," do you hear it in your head as "sah-mon" or "sal-mon?"
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
sah-mun Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Something in between, with just a hint of "l" in between, but not a "real" l.
Posted by Jasmine (Member # 7370) on :
sah-mun...i think..
i sometimes switch
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
sal munn
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
sa-min
the a as in cat
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
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.
Posted by StickyWicket (Member # 7926) on :
sal-mun Rushdie?
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I hear "sam-in," with "sam" like "ham" and "bam" and "wham" and "ma'am."
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I'm weird. I pronounce "salmon" with just a hint of an "l" and the "un" ending. Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
SAL-mun
As opposed to Samlon. (10 points to the first who can say where Samlon comes from without googling.)
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Salmon.
A word to describe spending all day fighting to get upstream just to get screwed at the end.
-Trevor
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
skip the L, like you skip the S in island.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I dunno - when I hop out of the raft, I desperately want to know if there island there or not.
-Trevor
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
sa-min, like all the cool people. But how do you say jaguar?
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
jaguar = HA-gwahr
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
JAG-oo-are.
What can I say, I guess my family history shows a little in my pronunciation of certain words.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*high-fives The Pixiest*
I actually mentally hear samlon sometimes! Mini-grendels -- yum! Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
quote: I hear "sam-in," with "sam" like "ham" and "bam" and "wham" and "ma'am."
When I see "ma'am" I think muh-am.
Posted by scottneb (Member # 676) on :
quote: Salmon.
A word to describe spending all day fighting to get upstream just to get screwed at the end.
-Trevor
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
quote:skip the L, like you skip the S in island.
Yessir, the only two words in the english language with silent letters.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Points awarded to Rivka!
I absolutely love that book and actually say "samlon" sometimes to refer to the earth variety. =)
Pix
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Me too! I used to have a signed copy (all three authors) but it seems to have disappeared during one of my moves.
The sequel wasn't bad, but not nearly as good as Legacy.
Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
I was disappointed by the sequel. But I think my expectations were so high there was just no way it would ever live up to it.
I envy your misplaced signed copy :green eyed monster:
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Sammin.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
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.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
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.
Posted by Der Grammatikfuehrer (Member # 5015) on :
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.
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
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.
[ April 29, 2005, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: Epictetus ]
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I used to pronounce Human Youman.
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
I hear sam-in, and then I always think, "Sam-out?"
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
quote:Of course, they also pronounce the S in Illinois.
What's wrong with that?! Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
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."
Posted by lonelywalker (Member # 7815) on :
Sahmon.
But in Hebrew the word is pronounced sal-mon. With an "l".
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Indeed. A strong one. The first time I heard one of my cousins say sahL-MOHN I thought it was hysterical.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
when I read it, I think "sal-mon" but if I say it out loud, or simply think about it (ie; what am I going to eat for dinner) it is "sah-mon"
I'm just weird.
Posted by Talison (Member # 7935) on :
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 “Sam-in".
The English language in general, and our imported words in particular, are a mess Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
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".
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
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..."
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I must know a lot of hicks, cuz I know a lot of people who pronounce the L. I don't, of course...
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
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".
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Um . . .
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
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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I knew that God has a sense of humor, but come on, you gotta feel bad for them sometimes.