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How do you say.....

cee-dee — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:43:13 GMT

How do you say Kamala? I've heard it pronounced "Kah-mar-la", "Kamela" (like Pamela), "Kam-ah-la" and "Kam-uh-luh".

Sooooo, what's the "proper" way to pronounce the name of Kamala Harris (VP of the USA)?????

Re: How do you say.....

tressygirl — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:18:51 GMT

I asked my friend Mr / Mrs Google and they came out with this phonetic version

ka·muh·luh ha·ruhs

Now, we're having arguments in the house. Hubby is convinced that is wrong, and he's heard her and people around her, announcing her name , it's sounds, he says ( and who am I to argue with him indoors), a bit like comma .. la Like Pamela , com a la.

Gonna wait and listen to the news !!

@cee-dee

Re: How do you say.....

roger_roger_over_and_nowt — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:39:57 GMT

I just substitute the word "carrot" if i cannot determine certain names or words.

Re: How do you say.....

cee-dee — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:40:01 GMT

OI, no fighting 😀 As in my OP, I've heard it pronounced all those ways but I've never heard it pronounced the way you say google came up with!

Re: How do you say.....

astrologica — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:28:01 GMT

Does anyone care?

Re: How do you say.....

cee-dee — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 09:45:24 GMT

I'm surprised no-one has thought to sing the song 😀 :-

Kamela, Kamela
Remember the days
Of inkwells and apples
And books and school plays
Where little Brer Rabbit kissed Pooh in the wood
And Fluff was the cat that sat on the rug
Oh, Kamela
I remember so well

When Laurel and Hardy were shown at the flicks
With sticky red lollies on splintery sticks
Pigtails and ribbons and crushes on miss
Secret discussions about a first kiss
But you were young
And everything was new
Impatient to do things you couldn't do
Oh, Kamela, Kamela
You started to grow
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And the rest of it...... etc, etc