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Originally Posted By: bexter
Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
what is the content of UK porridge?


err oats and milk/water sometimes a combination of the two...some people put fruits and/or nuts on top once made. It is always hot. We have cereals (cold) with milk (or yoghurt (yeuch)) on and those have various brandnames, Cornflakes, Special K, Coco pops, Rice Krispies, Sugar Puffs etc etc. I remember, when learning German, how horrified I was to learn that they had one word for breakfast cereal - Cornflakes - that was it...it did lead to an interesting discussion about how, if you visit someone else, they know which "Cornflakes" you wanted...

Originally Posted By: Faldage
Are you non-rhotic? What do you mean by that R in there?


It was my feeble attempt at spelling my sounding out... the or sound is kind of a more o like sounding of aw (as in awk) and the (l) was me trying to put the subtle l that happens (rather than a harsh l sound)


We have all those cereals as well. I think cornflakes was
the first produced by Kelloggs, but I stand to be corrected
on that as well. Sugar Crisp, Cocoa Puffs,etc. all cereals
made from various grains or combinations thereof.
Oatmeal must be the same a porridge. Here where I live
it has water or milk, cooked on stove or nuke-able in
Microwave for a minute or two. Mixed with various fruits
as well. I put in raisins, almonds; or mix with brown sugar
and cinnamon and dash of maple extract; or cranberries
in their raisin state, or cherries, etc.


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Originally Posted By: tsuwm
in that case.. link


So I did say it right then smile

re-Gregg Allman..... gorgeous hair, wish mine was that nice!
and RUSH, thats one movie I've missed, must look out for it now.
Thx again.

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Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8

............Oatmeal must be the same a porridge. Here where I live
it has water or milk, cooked on stove or nuke-able in
Microwave for a minute or two. Mixed with various fruits
as well. I put in raisins, almonds; or mix with brown sugar
and cinnamon and dash of maple extract; or cranberries
in their raisin state, or cherries, etc.


almonds.....how do you pronounce that word?

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aL-monds: definite L sound.


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My last breakfast (at this hour, it was yesterday) I had oatmeal with molasses. Or was it porridge with treacle? Alas, no almonds.

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So, how do *you* say “almond”?

/'ɑmənd/

For the record, I do not pronounce the l in talk, walk, or psalm, but do in calm and palm.


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I don't pronounce the l in any of those! How can you pronounce the l in calm and palm?!?
And was it actually treacle or was it golden syrup?


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How can you pronounce the l in calm and palm?!?

You mean physically or morally? It's a dark l (aka velarized alveolar lateral approximant, link) for sure.

And you all are aware that not everybody in the world pronounces English the same, right? For more information see the delightful IPA chart for the various, major regional forms of English and how they differ in pronunciation (link).

Oh, and I do not pronounce the t in often either.


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I think he means morally. I thought so too, "How *could* he?"

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