Silent double-L?

[Steve Kl.]

Alice: I thought the same thing as I hit send, but I hate following up to my
own posts...

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Alice Faber <faber at haskins.yale.edu> wrote:

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> I wouldn't call that silent, though. In such words, double-L is
> pronounced [y], i.e., [pai-yard], not [pai-ard]. Lack of lateral
> articulation doesn't mean the L is silent.
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> On 5/20/10 12:25 PM, Steve Kl. wrote:
> > A few of french origin, like maillot and paillard
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> > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Joel S. Berson<Berson at att.net>  wrote:
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> >> Are there any English words with a silent double-L in the middle?
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> >> Joel
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