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[vyvyanx]

In the absence of a paid account, this will have to be a pseudo-poll:

Do you pronounce the words "golem" and "Gollum"

1) exactly the same (with the first vowel as in "pot")?
2) exactly the same (with the first vowel as in "pole")?
3) differently ("golem" with the first vowel as in "pole" and "Gollum" with the first vowel as in "pot")?
4) some other way?

(I will explain why I'm asking if anyone's interested.)

Comments

[angoel.livejournal.com]

2 is the closest.

In reality, I use the first vowel as in 'golly' for both of them, and use erm and um for the rest.