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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

(l)?

(From ˈkälm. But some regional accents do leave out the "l" ...)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I didn't know that the L isn't always silent. According to wiktionary, this seams to be a US vs UK thing and were I live and went to school, British English is taught as a second language.