Anonymous
Post 07/18/2025 18:31     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
I believe it’s regional. I’m from California and I’ve always said and heard 2 syllables: “fol-ij” Similar to:marriage “mar-ij”, carriage “care-ij”…
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2022 07:04     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
I'm from illinois; guilty as charged. It's /'fol yij/ for me. Rhymes with verbiage, cabbage, marriage. I also say kahrmel.

For those who are bothered by the FOILage pronunciation, maybe remembering it shares roots with gold foil will be curb that angst a bit. (Still wrong)
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2022 06:43     Subject: Re:Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Foil idge


But this one is incorrect but interestingly said by many. The word is not Foilage, it’s foliage.
but I’m English so I can get away with different pronunciations.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2022 00:55     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
As a midwesterner, I’d really love for you to ask the speakers to pronounce “caramel” and report back here.
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2022 00:10     Subject: Re:Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
FOL-yuhj
Anonymous
Post 11/09/2022 00:02     Subject: Re:Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:"leaves"


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Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 23:39     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm taking a gardening course through a program in Illinois. We have had probably half a dozen professional botonists/horticulturalists/professors as speakers so far and all of them pronounce foliage as a two syllable word. Is this right? It's so trivial but this is driving me crazy.


How?


I’ve heard people say “fol yage,” merging the long E sound of the second syllable and the short I sound of the third syllable.


Fol yage. — so, sort of 2.5 syllables.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 23:29     Subject: Re:Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
foal edge
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 22:14     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:Foal-ee-idge

+1

Foal-ee-idge
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 20:38     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm taking a gardening course through a program in Illinois. We have had probably half a dozen professional botonists/horticulturalists/professors as speakers so far and all of them pronounce foliage as a two syllable word. Is this right? It's so trivial but this is driving me crazy.


How?


Foh- Lidj
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 18:51     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:I've never heard it as a 2 syllable word and can't imagine how that would work out based on spelling. Huh.


Fol-ledge
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 18:42     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:I've never heard it as a 2 syllable word and can't imagine how that would work out based on spelling. Huh.


Fow lidge
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 18:40     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
I've never heard it as a 2 syllable word and can't imagine how that would work out based on spelling. Huh.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 18:39     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:Just don't pronounce it FOIL-age.


This!
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2022 18:39     Subject: Foliage - how do you pronounce this word?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm taking a gardening course through a program in Illinois. We have had probably half a dozen professional botonists/horticulturalists/professors as speakers so far and all of them pronounce foliage as a two syllable word. Is this right? It's so trivial but this is driving me crazy.


How?


I’ve heard people say “fol yage,” merging the long E sound of the second syllable and the short I sound of the third syllable.