Is the " L " silent in word calm and palm and balm in American accent??
Because I am pretty sure it is so in British accent.

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Is the " L " silent in word calm and palm and balm in American accent?? 
Because I am pretty sure it is so in British accent.

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I'm in the US, and like Chris, I've heard the words pronounced both with and without the L sound.  I pronounce the L.

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Longman Dictionary and Oxford New American Dictionary give two standard pronunciations with the omitted L being most common and the pronounced L being less common but also standard.

I have heard them both ways in the US and Canada.

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Yes, it’s silent.

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I would say it is usually pronounced, but rather subtly, i.e. with the L sound at the back of the mouth near the throat..

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Your correct- they are pronounced like carm parm and barm

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