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This thread is basically Ben vs common sense
Yes I see what you mean Chuck, pure common sense to pronounce an R in the word when there isn't one in it
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You also pronounce it On-va-low-p.

And Marmalard is how my family say it
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Did you know that marmalade is called that because it used to be made from quince instead of oranges, and the Portuguese for quince is marmelo. Useless fact no. 4230491239498
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You also pronounce it On-va-low-p.

And Marmalard is how my family say it
If something enveloped you... would you say it onveloped you?
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Did you know that marmalade is called that because it used to be made from quince instead of oranges, and the Portuguese for quince is marmelo. Useless fact no. 4230491239498
Oooh that's great useless trivia, I'm gonna remember that!
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Oooh that's great useless trivia, I'm gonna remember that!
I have a sticky brain for stuff like that. If only I could remember the important stuff.
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I've never heard it pronounced Marmalard in my life.
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Creole Lady Marmalaaaad is the only time I've heard it pronounced Ben's way
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If something enveloped you... would you say it onveloped you?
No I would say En-vell-uped because Envelope is a different thing.
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the only other time I've seen the word creole being used is in the unreleased beyonce song

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No I would say En-vel-oped because Envelope is a different thing.
Not really... something that envelopes, a wrapping. You're just a fickle, fickle man Ben x
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Not really... something that envelopes, a wrapping. You're just a fickle, fickle man Ben x
Do you say it as if you would the plural of envelope? I would say it as I would develop.
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Do you say it as if you would the plural of envelope? I would say it as I would develop.
enveloped - en-VEL-oped
envelope - EN-vel-ope

The stress is in different places but I pronounce them the same.
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Marie Laveau was a creole, wasn't she
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Yes I say marma-lard
So as a teen you would say "GUYS GUYS GUESS WHAT I JUST GOT LARD!"
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Do you say it as if you would the plural of envelope? I would say it as I would develop.
Yes... but it's quite clearly an 'en' and not an 'on'.

And you're fickle x
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I think it's an ethnic group or a language
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So as a teen you would say "GUYS GUYS GUESS WHAT I JUST GOT LARD!"
Different spelling of that word and I would never say that expression when I had sex.
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