How do the British pronounce hammock?

What is the right way to say hammock?

Why is the L silent in Almond?

A: The “l” in “almond” was silent until very recently. Interestingly, the “l” didn’t appear in the first syllable of amandola, the medieval Latin word from which “almond” was derived, or in the earlier Latin amygdala, or in the still earlier Greek amygdale.

How do you pronounce the name Tao?