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 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.
Wait… What? I’m not supposed to pronounce the l in salmon?
Or folk, or yolk
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So basically L before consonants is generally mute?
I wouldn’t say so - I can think of several counter examples off the top of my head: mold, wild, kiln
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.
You can pronounce the L in both of those cases, and many people do.
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.