Hadar Shemesh breaks down why colonel is pronounced nothing like it's spelled. The word comes from French, and the stress falls on the first syllable: KER-nul. She walks through the sounds and uses it in sentences so you can hear it in context.
How do you pronounce it? Colonel.
We're in the business of saving lives. Lieutenant Colonel Martinson.
Yes. Very different than how it's written. Colonel is a high ranking officer in the army or the Air Force, and a colonel is usually in charge of a large group of soldiers. Colonel. Colonel. Or in the movies they say lieutenant Colonel, General.
This is Lieutenant Colonel Codman.
Colonel. So here instead of the L, you pronounce an R. Ker. Ker. Ker. And then null. Another dark L. So an N sound, a reduced vowel and an L. Colonel, Colonel. Primary stress is on the first syllable. The colonel gave a speech to the troops. The colonel gave a speech to the troops. Colonel. Colonel. Colonel.
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