Tristan McLeay scripsit:
> Hm, well if one-l lamas are pronounced with a /l/, and two-l llamas are
> pronounced with a /j/, what're three-l lllamas? /lja:m@/? :)
It's more usual to pronounce both "lama" and "llama" in English with /l/.
Nash points out in a footnote that a "three-l lllama" is a fire to which
three firetrucks respond (a "three-alarmer").
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