How Do You Pronounce Pall Mall Cigarettes?

I was watching old commercials from the Fifties, and they all pronounced it as "Pell Mell." When I worked in a department store customers always said, "Gimme a Paul Maul." When I went to England thy pronounced it "Pal Mal." Which is it?

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bowman81 · M

I'm old enough to remember the commercials and grew up calling them Pell Mell....
I figure the people making them and promoting them have the right to say how they are pronounced. LOL

BadPam · 61-69, F

That's in error. I actually smoked Marlboro. I haven't smoked in forty years, so I forgot!

bowman81 · M

It might have been Dale Robertson's accent....I think he was the actor I remember promoting them....I quit over 10 yrs ago and was a Winston guy... :-)

BadPam · 61-69, F

@bowman81: True--as long as you're smokin' 'em, who cares how you say it?
Actually I remember George Murphy from Hollywood Parade calling them Pell Mell too, and also the voice-over guy on the commercials. So I think it's more than Dale Robertson's accent.