There are a few things I teach that I just know will induce the same reaction:
Shaking head, palm covering face, a deep sigh.
The word colonel is one of them. This is why:
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4 Comments on “How to say Colonel”
You always come to us with wiere surprises. You are really great
Hadar you are the best teacher I’ve ever met!
In Spanish we write it Coronel (and say it like with “r”, of course…), so i’ m pretty sure that in english a long time ago they used to write it with “r” also… and something just happened on the way that changed the spelling but you can still can hear the “r” on it
Your videos are awesome!
How could “colonel” be pronounced differently than “kernel”?
Colonel and kernel are homophones and pronounced exactly the same!