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How do you pronounce Rudolph? (1 Viewer)

Which option is closest to the way you pronounce Rudolph?

  • Rue-doff

    Votes: 31 18.1%

  • Rue-dahlf (or dawlf)

    Votes: 140 81.9%
  • Total voters
    171
I do, but to be honest, it's a pretty soft L sound, so I don't think there's much of a difference to the sound of my own voice when I try to say it with our without unless I'm really stressing the L.

I think it's similar to how the first sound of my pronunciation of "off" (like the second pronunciation here) is close to the middle sound of "talk". 

Turns out that pronunciation of "off" is listed as /ɔf/  while the pronunciation of talk is /tɔk/.

 
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Tom Servo said:
Is it in that book by him?
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Yeah, Tom, it is. It's on the first page. I had memorized that page once during a temp job because I had the book from the library. It's an incredible piece of writing for somebody on his fourth or fifth language. Just astounding. He always said that they took what they took away in exile was his native tongue of Russia. He's quite an incredible person. There's somebody here, who I don't remember, whose sister wrote a stunning thesis about him and Jewish persecution. I should find that old posting. I think it might be Sand.  

 
Those of you who claim to say the "L":  Does it ever bother you that you sound like Ross Geller trying out for the HS debate team?

 
rockaction said:
Yeah, Tom, it is. It's on the first page. I had memorized that page once during a temp job because I had the book from the library. It's an incredible piece of writing for somebody on his fourth or fifth language. Just astounding. He always said that they took what they took away in exile was his native tongue of Russia. He's quite an incredible person. There's somebody here, who I don't remember, whose sister wrote a stunning thesis about him and Jewish persecution. I should find that old posting. I think it might be Sand.  
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That was a Police reference. <_<

 
OrtonToOlsen said:
Those of you who claim to say the "L":  Does it ever bother you that you sound like Ross Geller trying out for the HS debate team?
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Has to be schtick - the Don/Dawn thing is so slight that it’s almost forgivable - this is just stupid.

 
Ru doff is wrong but way more people say it that way than care to admit.  It's ok to admit to being on team no L.  And we say golf with the L...not comparable.

 
New YoRker here. :bye:

Rudola-la-la-la-la,la-la-la-laph the Red Nosed Reindeer. (I find that many who can't find the "L" seem to lose the "D" as well. :doh: )

 
It seems obvious.   A bunch of nerds over pronounce things and say the l, which is totally fine and acceptable. Normal people don't because we don't want our underwear pulled over our heads.

 
psychobillies said:
It seems obvious.   A bunch of nerds over pronounce things and say the l, which is totally fine and acceptable. Normal people don't because we don't want our underwear pulled over our heads.
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Good point - I don’t bother pronouncing the “d” either so somebody doesn’t steal my lunch money.  Ruoph.

 
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