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How do you pronounce caramel?

Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:33:18 GMT

Noticed a person on the Q pronouncing it car-a-mel.

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wagirl — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:35:19 GMT

cara-mel------ then it goes in my belly!!!

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pigletsmom — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:38:17 GMT

Personally I go with Carmel with the accent on Car. Rhymes with Camel.

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Montana — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:39:05 GMT

”The word caramel can acceptably be pronounced in several accepted ways ...”

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Imaoldhippie — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:39:53 GMT

Car mul

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jeanlake — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:43:19 GMT

Grew up calling it car-mel. But I think cara-mel sounds prettier. Know both are acceptable.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:52:00 GMT

CAR- MEL as it sounds... no "A"

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:58:40 GMT

I say it both ways. Always have.

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ID2 — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:02:49 GMT

Carmel is a place (ie.Carmel, CA), caramel is candy.

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Bri369 — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:07:31 GMT

For some reason, I say it both ways.

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judy0330 — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:10:27 GMT

According to Webster -- "car-a-mel" is the preferred pronunciation.

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handygal2 — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:16:51 GMT

Just like it’s spelled!

Take the two names, “Cara” and “Mel,” and combine them: car-a-mel. Three syllables.

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faeriemoon — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:16:08 GMT

Car (like the thing you drive)- mul.

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Marp — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:25:56 GMT

Whichever way would disqualify me from being a Q host for reasons of improper pronunciation.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:26:10 GMT

W-e-r-t-h-e-r-'s

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x Hedge — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:12:33 GMT

I pronounce it with two syllables.

Around here it sounds like kar-mll.

Accent on the kar followed by m sliding into a hard midwestern L.

No vowel sound in the second syllable.

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Trinity11 — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:33:09 GMT

My 9th grade English teacher corrected me and told me that the correct pronunciation was cara mel. I have pronounced it that way since. No car-mel because that is a place not a candy. (according to Mrs. Nader) LOL

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KingstonsMom — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:37:56 GMT

Always cara-mel. I don't know anyone in the deep South that pronounces it car-mel.

Must be a 'regional' thing.

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Peaches McPhee — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:42:53 GMT

care-a-mel.

I pause just a bit before I say it and pronounce it in my head first.

But, I hear it pronounced all sorts of way.

Re: How do you pronounce caramel?

faeriemoon — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:46:20 GMT

@Trinity11 wrote:
My 9th grade English teacher corrected me and told me that the correct pronunciation was cara mel. I have pronounced it that way since. No car-mel because that is a place not a candy. (according to Mrs. Nader) LOL

Isn't it funny how some teacher quotes stick with you forever?