Growing up in the Central Valley, I found that most people pronounced it this way unless they were growers or part of the farm community that had growers in it. Then it was “ammin(d)” where the a is pronounced like the a in “have”, the i is pronounced like the i in pin, and the d is sometimes at the end and sometimes not.
Yeah, that’s what I was joking about before. Weird.
Well, at least they didn’t insist on speaking Boontling.
British people certainly do. Not that it’s a common name to utter.
Yes, Germans too. It’s also the name of a brand for wall paint, Alpina Weiß. The German word for the adjective “alpine” is “alpin”, also pronounced “al-peen”.
Yeah. IME in the grower community “almond” sounds exactly like the standard pronunciation of “famine” (= widespread food shortage) just without the “f” on the front.
Do you mean the European Alps or the Australian Alps? Or both?
I always assumed Alpine referred to the European Alps. Didn’t even know about the Australian Alps (even though I’ve been to Australia).
mmm
Wiki points out there are a surprising number of “Alps” on Earth and even a set on the Moon. The darn things are reproducing. Or at least spreading.