That’s because the shift between the V sound and the S sound is very awkward. When that kind of shift is awkward, dropping one of the sounds entirely (usually the first one) is common.
Salmon (although there are pockets of people who still pronounce the “l”)
Receipt
Schedule (was originally pronounced with a “s-ch” combination, now is “sk” in America and “sh” in the UK)
There’s plenty of common English words that have also changed spelling to go along with that pronunciation, though I can’t recall any at the moment.
Edit: Thought of one: Donut. Yes, the “old-timey” spelling was “doughnut,” and is still found in relatively common use. Long ago that “gh” in there was pronounced like a “phlegmmy ‘h’.” As that sound fell out of use, it eventually fell completely out of the word “donut.”
I think it depends on the person/region you live in. The “l” in salmon was probably originally intended to b pronounced, but linguistic shift has dropped the “l” in some areas.
It’s generally only l before m, and b after m. So no l sound in salmon or calm, but there is in solve. Oddly, there’s no l sound in salve. Likewise, there is no trailing b sound in bomb, dumb, or lamb. Of course, it’s important to remember this is English, where the exceptions outnumber the rules, which is expected when you mash three languages together with a sprinkling of the rest of the languages.
That’s because the shift between the V sound and the S sound is very awkward. When that kind of shift is awkward, dropping one of the sounds entirely (usually the first one) is common.
There’s plenty of common English words that have also changed spelling to go along with that pronunciation, though I can’t recall any at the moment.
Edit: Thought of one: Donut. Yes, the “old-timey” spelling was “doughnut,” and is still found in relatively common use. Long ago that “gh” in there was pronounced like a “phlegmmy ‘h’.” As that sound fell out of use, it eventually fell completely out of the word “donut.”
Wait… What? I’m not supposed to pronounce the l in salmon?
I think it depends on the person/region you live in. The “l” in salmon was probably originally intended to b pronounced, but linguistic shift has dropped the “l” in some areas.
Or folk, or yolk
You can pronounce the L in both of those cases, and many people do.
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So basically L before consonants is generally mute?
It’s generally only l before m, and b after m. So no l sound in salmon or calm, but there is in solve. Oddly, there’s no l sound in salve. Likewise, there is no trailing b sound in bomb, dumb, or lamb. Of course, it’s important to remember this is English, where the exceptions outnumber the rules, which is expected when you mash three languages together with a sprinkling of the rest of the languages.
I wouldn’t say so - I can think of several counter examples off the top of my head: mold, wild, kiln
You mean to tell me we were supposed to pronounce the “p” in receipt?
Long ago, yes.
I really hope your wife is named Caramel.
In the UK it is pronounced ca-ra-mel.
But would that be pronounced care-a-mell or car-mall?
So you’re telling me the original Invcel term couldn’t get anyone to accept it?
Isn’t that the ultimate irony?
See, this is a weird one, because I don’t know anybody who pronounces the “L” here, but calm, balm, or psalm you would.