milk

Guest   Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:32 pm GMT
Is it mandatory to insert a vowel between the l and the k in milk?
User   Mon Dec 25, 2006 11:15 pm GMT
I think so. I've heard it [mElk] or [mIlk] but never [ml-k].
Lazar   Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:02 am GMT
<<Is it mandatory to insert a vowel between the l and the k in milk?>>

Yes; the traditional and most common pronunciation is ["mI5k], and many North Americans instead use the alternate pronunciation ["mE5k]; but nobody pronounces it ["m5=k].
Brennus   Tue Dec 26, 2006 7:53 am GMT
Re: Is it mandatory to insert a vowel between the l and the k in milk?

I agree with User and Lazar. Otherwise, English would be like the Semitic languages or Modern Persian.