Ma'am as in ham or palm?

[rajpoot]

I've been pronouncing it as 'ham'...but, I've actually heard some English actors pronounce it differently. And it sounds...sort of..cooler...as 'palm'.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Ma'am as in

[Prussian to the Iron]

yes. Ma'am as in ham/spam.

the only time I've heard it as "palm" is in the new Halo. and I was wondering if he just said what I thought he said.

[a completely inoffensive name]

No it's pronounced like maulk.

[Banquo's Ghost]

If one is addressing Her Majesty, then one uses the long vowel sound. Since it is her English, there is no alternative.

However, what the pronunciation might be in American, I have no idea, as I do not speak the language.

[Togakure]

If one is addressing Her Majesty, then one uses the long vowel sound. Since it is her English, there is no alternative. ...

Interesting, so when addressing the Queen specifically, it rhymes with "palm?" Or "mom?"

Here's a link with audio clips, male Canadian and male American.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Interesting, so when addressing the Queen specifically, it rhymes with "palm?" Or "mom?"

Protocol advises that one starts any conversation by addressing the Queen as "Your Majesty" and each subsequent time with Ma'am. Pronounced "maarm".

[Louis VI the Fat]

Over in Tennessee Appalachia, protocol advises that one starts a conversation by pronouncing Ma'am like so.