2006-07-27 03:31:44 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I say carmel. Caramel sounds stupid to me.
2006-07-27 11:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I cam care a mel, but it just depends on the person. Different people pronounce it differently.
According to my British dictionary "care a mel" is proper, which, since I spent a lot of my childhood there may be why I use that.
According to my American dictionary "care a mel" is still the no. one pronunciation, but it is followed by "carmel",
and having discussed this topic now for a few minutes, I'm getting rather hungry for one, no matter how you pronounce it.
2006-07-27 13:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to say car mel, but it's car a mel so that's how I pronounce it now. Though both forms are obviously accepted.
2006-07-27 10:35:28 · answer #3 · answered by Robb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not "caramal", but "caramel." It is more like car a mel , but if you say it very fast or carelessly (mostly when fast) it will sound car mel.
2006-07-27 10:37:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say car a mel in the chocolate
but who cares the way u pronounce it
2006-07-27 10:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by carissa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Minnesota, most folks pronounce it "car-mel".
But I think it's supposed to be pronounced car-a-mel. It's from a Spanish word, caramelo.
2006-07-27 10:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by jplrvflyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is going to agree on this one.
Car Mel
2006-07-27 10:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
car-a-mel. Carmel is a city in central California.
2006-07-27 12:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by mathu9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is generally pronounced car-mel in the U.S. In Britain and Canada, it is usually ca-ra-mel.
As in the nam Beryl. In U.S. it is Burl and in UK/Canada, it is Beh-rill. And many other examples.
Uh-oh here we go. George Bush says Nuclear like this
Noo-cue-lur, when it should be pronounced (anywhere in the world) Noo-clee-err or Nyoo-clee-err. If he can't pronounce it, he hasn't read it. If he hasn't read it, he hasn't studied it. If he hasn't studied it, what does he know about it?
That's why pronunciation is important. You can learn a lot by how people say things.
2006-07-27 10:42:04 · answer #9 · answered by grapeshenry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In mid-America (seems to me) care-uh-mell sounds stilted. On the other hand - caramel seems to demand a three syllable pronunciation.
Carmel, California is pronounced car-mell.
All things considered, rather than just pointing to the word or product itself and saying, "That stuff"( which isn't always possible,ie; over the phone), caramel as 'car-muhl' gets my nod.
2006-07-31 02:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dictionary lists both pronunciations as correct:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/caramel
but I normally say car-mel ... like in car-mel apples
2006-07-27 10:34:45 · answer #11 · answered by mom1025 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋