Is the 'l' in 'salmon' supposed to be pronounced?

How it is "supposed" to be pronounced is a different question. For one thing, some people do pronounce the 'l', it is usually pronounced in several places in the US, parts of Maryland, for instance. Either version of "salmon" is perfectly acceptable. It is like an accent. Everyone has an accent to someone else. read more

The spelling was later changed to be consistent with the Latin word for the fish,"salmo." Unfortunately, even though the spelling was changed, the French-influenced pronunciation without an L remained. Hence, the L in the English word"salmon" is silent. read more

Words where the L is often left out of the pronunciation, such that it's acceptable to omit: salmon, should, would, could, calf, half However, just because you don't hear the L pronounced strongly, doesn't mean its presence doesn't affect the pronunciation of the word; it does. read more

The letter L is not pronounced in salmon. However, it is pronounced it salmonella, which was named after David Salmon, who said his last name with an L. Regardless, there is no 'luh' sound in salmon. read more