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The Commissioner · 06/27/2010, 10:47 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeroicJay

And you've totally lost me. The correct American spelling of the word is "caramel" with both A's. "Carmel" only even passes my spellchecker with a capital C, and that's probably because there are cities named "Carmel", but the candy is "caramel".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ_5N3K572I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNEL1BrHR5I

They must just be spelling and saying it wrong then.

UK accent comparison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjQ5Yw72xtA

HeroicJay · 06/27/2010, 04:32 pm

They're definitely spelling it wrong. As for pronunciation, there are two accepted pronunciations in the States. I don't use the "kar-mel" pronunciation, myself, but it's definitely not unheard of here. The other pronunciation - which is ALSO fairly common in America - is the same as yours.

And the spelling is SUPPOSED to be the same in both countries as well, but hey, not everyone knows the proper spelling of every word.

For example, take this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98yl260nMEA Solid American accent, but spells it "caramel" and says "kare-uh-mel".

06/27/2010, 04:32 pm	#22
HeroicJay Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 57	They're definitely spelling it wrong. As for pronunciation, there are two accepted pronunciations in the States. I don't use the "kar-mel" pronunciation, myself, but it's definitely not unheard of here. The other pronunciation - which is ALSO fairly common in America - is the same as yours. And the spelling is SUPPOSED to be the same in both countries as well, but hey, not everyone knows the proper spelling of every word. For example, take this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98yl260nMEA Solid American accent, but spells it "caramel" and says "kare-uh-mel". Last edited by HeroicJay; 06/27/2010 at 04:39 pm.

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