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[Facts] Pronunciation of Colm
Colm-- is the "l" pronounced or silent? Thanks! :)~♥Eirena♥~George sighed. "Look at him," he said in an undertone, "he's got one of the great makeout lines of all time available to him - 'hey, I'm back from the dead' -and he doesn't use it."
-HP fanfic "Draco Dormiens"

This message was edited 7/26/2005, 6:13 PM

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I tend to say the L, yes.
Miranda
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The "L" is not silent.It's CULL-um or COLL-um. It's not short for Malcolm either,rather Malcolm is derived from a name with the element Colm in it.
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The "L" is not silent.It's CULL-um or COLL-um. It's not short for Malcolm either,rather Malcolm is derived from a name with the element Colm in it.
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Actually, it's pronounced CULL-um or COLL-um. :)
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It's pronounced as COM. With, yes, a silent 'l'. It's a nn for Malcolm, if you didn't knew that. :-)
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I kind of wondered....If it was a nn for Malcolm. :) That's why I was thinking it may be a silent "l". In the database, it lists it as a contraction of Columba, so then I was all confused. ;P Thanks!~♥Eirena♥~George sighed. "Look at him," he said in an undertone, "he's got one of the great makeout lines of all time available to him - 'hey, I'm back from the dead' -and he doesn't use it."
-HP fanfic "Draco Dormiens"
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Didn't know. :) Always infinite form after didn't!
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