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The word comes from Latin, so somewhere the pronunciation has changed separately from the spelling. --- Colonel comes from Old Italian colonello, commander of a column of troops, which in turn derives from colonna, column. Originally, English followed the Spanish practice and spelled the word "coronel," pronounced the way it looks. Eventually this was corrupted to ker-nel. Then a decision was made that coronel ought to be spelled "colonel" to better reflect its Italian origin, but the "kernel" pronunciation remained.
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What is the homophone of colonel?
Kernel is a homophone of Colonel
What is the homonym for 'colonel'?
"Kernel" is a homonym of "colonel."
What is the vowel sound in colonel?
The word colonel gets its unusual pronunciation from the equivalent rank coronel, and sounds like the word kernel (kur-nuhl).The first syllable has a caret U sound (short U followed by R) and the second syllable has a similar schwa or unstressed vowel sound (uhl).
Are kernel and colonel synonyms antonyms or homophones?
Kernel and Colonel are Homophones.
What is a word that's spelled differently than it's pronounced?
One example of a word that is spelled differently than it is pronounced is "colonel." In this word, the "r" sound is not pronounced, resulting in a pronunciation that is different from its spelling.
What rank is Nathan R. Jessup in the film a few good men?
He is a colonel.
Where did George R Clark defeat colonel Henry Hamilton?
Fort Sackville
You r gross?
because my mommy doesnt bathe me.
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Paul Stevens appeared as Colonel Charles R. Codman
How do you spell cornal?
The correct spelling is "colonel."
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that doesnt even exist....
How do you activate the 999 master ball cheat for Pokemon Diamond?
press l+r at the same time. if that doesnt work press select. if that doesnt work press l+r+select at the same time.
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he is against the war, but he is a patriot. he just doesnt want to goto war
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alot because God loves catwhomen who doesnt
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it l r start and select
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Because they r poor
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The colonel is the boy's mother. (This is the same "gender" basis as others with a "doctor".)
