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Is it “Camel-uh” or “Cam-ahl-uh”?

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[–] Nemoder@lemmy.ml 61 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think it's pronounced "Madam President"

[–] 404@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago

So say we all.

[–] solarvector@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Was wondering earlier, why not just President? Why add the "madam"?

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago

As opposed to "Mr President" which seems common enough

[–] Nemoder@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

It's just a slightly more formal sounding title. This answer on stackexchange goes through some of the history on why alternatives aren't used.