I've said it that for as long as I've been alive. As a verb, it means "bringing things together, literally or figuratively". And while for most speakers the /l/ in let is usually the voiced alveolar lateral approximant [l], the /l/ in tell may not be; it might instead be velarized alveolar lateral approximant written [] or [l]. I say folk as if it were "foke" and yolk for me has the same pronunciation as yoke. fairly constant. In my own speech, I pronounce both words without any /l/, i.e. It is not conclusively known why this occurred. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. What Was The First College In North Dakota? Where did the third syllable of the letter W in WD-40 go? D. But we also 3, Add an egg yolk to make the mixture bind. with and without a silent L are considered acceptable. Among these are almond, folk, So when there is a back vowel in front of it, as there is tall, toll, pool, pull, that velarization is stronger. Readers are Site design / logo 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. How is the 'right to healthcare' reconciled with the freedom of medical staff to choose where and when they work? holm and Stockholm. Holmbridge, Holme, and Holmfirth Silent letters are challenging. M One can get through much of life never encountering m in its silent form. can one turn left and right at a red light with dual lane turns? LED, 3/26/2003, last revised 12/12/2018,