Almonds...

Poll: Almonds...

Total Members Polled: 27

Armand: 26%
Awlmond: 37%
Other: 37%
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Simpo Two

Original Poster:

89,526 posts

282 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Watching Marcus Wareing on Food Network and he's calling almonds 'awlmonds'. They used to be called 'armands' - the L being silent. What does the panel think?

RobbieTheTruth

2,147 posts

136 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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I've never heard anyone drop the 'L' in almond

Arrivalist

1,663 posts

16 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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RLmunds or RLMonds depending on your dialect.

RGG

727 posts

34 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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AL - Monds for me

Venisonpie

4,213 posts

99 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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RGG said:
AL - Monds for me
This.

Flaked and home toasted.

dundarach

5,751 posts

245 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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RGG said:
AL - Monds for me
Didn't think there were any other ways???

Doofus

31,414 posts

190 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Does anyone else struggle to explain the fact that they like almonds but they hate marzipan?

My mum could never understand the concept, and neither can my wife.

ETA. Arlmonds

HTP99

24,186 posts

157 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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dundarach said:
RGG said:
AL - Monds for me
Didn't think there were any other ways???
Yep me too.

Simpo Two

Original Poster:

89,526 posts

282 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Well, I'm surprised. Despite all posters going for the spoken L, 36% of voters skip it, ie pronounce it properly smile

I wonder if this comes from people learning to pronounce words from text rather than spoken? For example when I was very young I read a lot and came across the word 'recipe'. I'd never seen it before so in my head pronounced it as 'REK-ipe'.

Next week - turmeric and its partner 'tumeric'!

Silvanus

6,903 posts

40 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Doofus said:
Does anyone else struggle to explain the fact that they like almonds but they hate marzipan?

My mum could never understand the concept, and neither can my wife.

ETA. Arlmonds
Marzipan contains almond extract, often synthetic. Cheap stuff contains very little in the way of real almonds. I love almonds but hate marzipan. I guess it's like people hating tomatoes but loving ketchup or vice versa. Almonds are an ingredient, marzipan is a recipe containing multiple things.

DickyC

54,736 posts

215 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Armuns.

Sorry.

Common as muck.

Simpo Two

Original Poster:

89,526 posts

282 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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DickyC said:
Armuns.

Sorry.

Common as muck.
I prefer the posh version, 'harmands' biggrin



Moving on, pekkan or peekan? I go for pekkan...

Super Sonic

10,215 posts

71 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Wasn't this on 'Plebs'?

bimsb6

8,444 posts

238 months

Saturday 2nd November 2024
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Simpo Two said:
DickyC said:
Armuns.

Sorry.

Common as muck.
I prefer the posh version, 'harmands' biggrin



Moving on, pekkan or peekan? I go for pekkan...
Or peekarn

Mobile Chicane

21,599 posts

229 months

Monday 4th November 2024
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Almonds.

DickyC

54,736 posts

215 months

Monday 4th November 2024
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Mobile Chicane said:
Almonds.


"I'm not helping much, am I, dad?"

anonymous-user

71 months

Monday 4th November 2024
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Armunds.

AndyAudi

3,537 posts

239 months

Monday 4th November 2024
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RobbieTheTruth said:
I've never heard anyone drop the 'L' in almond
“Amonds” was what vu grew up with

soad

34,059 posts

193 months

Monday 4th November 2024
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Makes fantastic snacking, I’m tired of shelving pistachios…