> > I've been watching a lot of TV lately and I
> >keep noticing that people can't agree on how to
> >pronounce Palm Beach.
>
> I may live in Colorado, but I'm a New England native. It's most definitely "Pahm Beach". And don't let anyone tell you the word has an "l" in it. Down East, consonant sounds near the end of words get softened. "Palm" becomes "Pahm", "Car" becomes "Cah", and "Yes" becomes "Ayuh."
>
> -- Dave

And an "L" following an "A" is often silent as in almond or salmon. It cost a swimmer his life once. He was trying to yell, "Halp!" but it came out "Hap!" and everybody thought he was happy.
(Always willing to mispell something if it helps me make a joke.)
Howard, SRP