no rhyme for "castle"

[Tom Zurinskas]

I've never heard the "t" pronounced in "castle".  It's always been ~kasool (~ool as in "wool").  The last vowel would be different than "pastel" ~pasttel, even if stress were on the first syllable, because ~el is different than ~ool.  

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk


 
 


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> WELL IF SHE SAYS CASTLE WITH A "T" SHE CAN ALWAYS JUST PRONOUNCE "PASTEL" WITH FIRST-SYLLABLE STRESSED.
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> There was a famed actress named Bracco
> Whose pronunciations were generally wacko.
> She vowed that all castles
> Should be painted in pastels,
> And swore that what rappers said was  "cracked ho."
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> On Oct 30, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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> > Famed star Lorraine Bracco clearly pronounced the "t" in "castle"
> > while introducing the film _The Black Room_ on TNT this week.
> >
> > That means she can't rhyme it successfully with any single English
> > word. That could be a problem at some point.
> >
> > Is the t-full pronunciation widespread?
> >
> >
> > JL
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