How do you pronounce "milk"? (live in, people) - General U.S. - City-Data Forum

tvdxer · 10-22-2008, 07:47 PM

I personally say "melk". "Mihlk" sounds weird to me...though I'm sure others probably would disagree!

If you respond to the poll, please say where you're from.

Aylalou · 10-22-2008, 07:49 PM

I say Milk as in Mihlk.

houstoner · 10-22-2008, 07:50 PM

Milk rhymes with silk. I'm from Texas.

AZLiam · 10-22-2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by houstoner

Milk rhymes with silk. I'm from Texas.

I knew many people in Texas who had issues pronouncing pan, pen, and pin.

Katarina Witt · 10-22-2008, 08:21 PM

Rhymes with silk. Originally from Pennsylvania, now in Colorado these 28 yrs.

lammius · 10-22-2008, 08:53 PM

Rhymes with silk. I think it's just you, tvdxer!

houstoner · 10-22-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by AZLiam

I knew many people in Texas who had issues pronouncing pan, pen, and pin.

I know many people in Texas who don't.

j33 · 10-22-2008, 09:22 PM

Milk rhymes with silk. I'm from Chicago and still live here.

However, I have noticed that a lot of people from the Midwest say 'melk', these are the same people who are convinced I live in 'ellinois'.

Sonrise · 10-22-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tvdxer

I personally say "melk". "Mihlk" sounds weird to me...though I'm sure others probably would disagree!

If you respond to the poll, please say where you're from.

Do you pronounce silk "selk"? If not, why not?

jtur88 · 10-22-2008, 11:24 PM

In Wisconsin, its MILK, but in Michigan, MELK. By the way in New Brunsick, Canada, a lot of words like this are prounounced with two syllables. Milluk, fillum (film), Ellum (elm), etc.