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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is it “Camel-uh” or “Cam-ahl-uh”?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

However she pronounces it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

KAH-muh-luh HAER-is

Kamala (/ˈkɑːmələ/) Harris (/ˈhærɪs/)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Right right right

and that would be ... ?

Oh, I found the video on her Youtube channel literally addressing this question back in 2016:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Comma-luh

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

and that would be ... ?

...the correct pronunciation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Did you read the rest of my post? You can't say "correctly pronounce it", and then not give instruction. That doesn't help anyone.