# Pronunciation of "wolf"

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 9, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-wolf/556645 "2010-10-09T23:49:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-wolf/556645/61 "2011-01-28T03:48:48Z")

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Another vote for silent L in “salmon.” The Thais forever use it when they speak English though, and I agree it is a bit jarring.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-wolf/556645/62 "2011-01-28T08:50:54Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> No ‘L’ in salmon. ‘Walk’ and ‘talk’ have 'L’s.

No “L” in any of 'em. Just in “wolf.”

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