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How is the word 'Tomb' pronounced?

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How is the word 'Tomb' pronounced?
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Yes, it is pronounced "toom" - the "b" is silent and the "o" is long. It's kind of along the same lines that we pronounce through "thru" and the "ough" sounds silent...
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Yes, it's pronounced TUME or TOOM ... rhymes with TUNE with an M instead of an N.
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Toom. Or toomb. Usually, it just comes out sounding like "toom".
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like toom, the b is silent
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I pronounce it "toom", but English is a very widespread language, you know, and other people might have other ideas.
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toom. only retardz say tooom-b. that sounds wierd
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Yes, I pronounce it Toom, rhymes with womb.
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it is pronounced toom, the b is almost slient, but created when you press you lips back together.
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