Is it “Camel-uh” or “Cam-ahl-uh”?

  • DirigibleProtein@aussie.zoneOP
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    3 months ago

    Why would you think it can only be pronounced with an “uh” at the end? Where did that come from?

    I can’t think of any words that end in the hard a (but I’m willing to learn, hence this post).

    But words that end in the letter a with the “uh” sound seem to be common:

    China Koala Academia Pizza Cicada

    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Huzzah does (as do similar words like hurrah), but it’s hard to find a non-stressed version, except for maybe chutzpah