Spelling pronunciation spot-check
    Jonathan Lighter 
    wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM
       
    Wed Aug 16 15:51:28 UTC 2006
    
    
  
CNN anchor Carol Lin clearly pronounces the "L" in "calm."
  The pitchwoman for Red Lobster in a current commercial does the same for "salmon." (Like "salmonella." Folk etymology?)
  JL
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