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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

pronunciation

Hi, wonderful teachers.

In American eng, in the word “walk” is the l” pronounced or not? What about in the word “Half”?

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Top answer

No, not in either one. Walk sounds like wok. Half sounds like haff.

— BarbaraPA

  • No, not in either one.
  • Walk sounds like wok.
  • Half sounds like haff.
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No, not in either one.

Walk sounds like wok.

Half sounds like haff.
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... in the word “walk” is the l” pronounced ...?
No.

For many Americans the -alk ending is pronounced as -ock.
For others, it is pronounced as -auk.
Neither pronunciation includes the l sound.

walk, talk, chalk, stalk, balk

Note also The Falkland Islands.

The l is a
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