I've heard it both ways. Is it a regional thing?How do you pronounce caramel?like 'car mul'like 'kara mel'
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December 13, 2020, 05:20 PM
RogueJSK
"Car-mul"/"carmle".
That's definitely the norm in the South.
December 13, 2020, 05:24 PM
StorminNormin
Well crap. I never though about it before and now here I am saying it over and over both ways.
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December 13, 2020, 05:25 PM
Gibb
Say it like it's spelled... with 2 a's!
Cara-mel
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December 13, 2020, 05:25 PM
two-two-niner-romeo
I pronounce the 'a' in the middle. Just like it's spelled.
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December 13, 2020, 05:28 PM
Pilken
if it's on popcorn 'car mul' - carmul corn
if it's in a candy bar 'kara mel' - I like mine loaded with peanuts and karamel
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December 13, 2020, 06:34 PM
BurtonRW
One is correct. The other suggests illiteracy.
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A=A
December 13, 2020, 06:34 PM
egregore
I sound out all the syllables.
December 13, 2020, 06:35 PM
Beancooker
If it’s a soft chew, or something I would eat on its own, I would call it a kara mel.
If it’s a coffee drink, ice cream topping, or ingredient I have always called in car mul.
Not sure how, where, or why I call it that way.
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December 13, 2020, 06:37 PM
blueye
I use both depending who my audience is.
December 13, 2020, 06:55 PM
Redhookbklyn
quote:
Originally posted by egregore: I sound out all the syllables.
I pronounce it the same way using all of the syllables.
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December 13, 2020, 06:56 PM
arfmel
How do you pronounce “aunt” and “vase”?
“I gave my ont a cara-mel colored vahse” or “I gave my ant a carmul colored vāse”?
December 13, 2020, 07:08 PM
6guns
Well, from now on it'll be caramel....as it's spelled. You've shamed me into it.
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December 13, 2020, 07:44 PM
bald1
Usually simply "want some." LOL
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December 13, 2020, 08:02 PM
wrightd
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Originally posted by BurtonRW: One is correct. The other suggests illiteracy.
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December 13, 2020, 08:47 PM
Spiff_P239
Definitely car-mul for me. While I definitely see why people would pronounce it the way it's spelled, I just don't do it.
December 13, 2020, 08:59 PM
.38supersig
Yum!
December 13, 2020, 09:04 PM
Outfitter33
So how would you say caramelized onions?
December 13, 2020, 09:59 PM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel: How do you pronounce “aunt” and “vase”?
“I gave my ont a cara-mel colored vahse” or “I gave my ant a carmul colored vāse”?
"I gave my ant a cara-mel colored vayce".
And in your first instance, "vahse" should be "vahz".
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December 13, 2020, 10:32 PM
darthfuster
I was raised to pronounce it 'carmul' but have since been pronouncing it caramel. Although, I go back to my roots when I say 'carmulized onions'. Soooo, I'm screwed up. Mrs DF and the boys rib me for saying 'white' instead of 'wyte'. I actually pronounce the 'wh' sound but not overly so. This is a source of amusement for my family.
