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    GH as in NIGHT

    O as in PEOPLE

    T as in LISTEN

    I as in calm

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      (l)?

      (From ˈkälm. But some regional accents do leave out the “l” …)

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        Thanks, I didn’t know that the L isn’t always silent. According to wiktionary, this seams to be a US vs UK thing and were I live and went to school, British English is taught as a second language.

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