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syllables
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:03 pm
by Walden
As you normally hear it said, how many syllables are in temperature?
How many in comfortable?
How many in iron?
How many in mire?
How many in squirrel?
How many in whirl?
Just an informal survey.
Re: syllables
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:10 am
by Redwolf
Walden wrote:As you normally hear it said, how many syllables are in temperature?
How many in comfortable?
How many in iron?
How many in mire?
How many in squirrel?
How many in whirl?
Just an informal survey.
Temperature: 3
Comfortable: 4
Iron: 1
Mire: 1
Squirrel: 2
Whirl: 1
In case it matters, born and raised on the west coast.
Redwolf
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:15 am
by Jeferson
Temperature: 3
Comfortable: 4
Iron: 2
Mire: 2
Squirrel: 1
Whirl: 1
haiku depends on
counting all those little claps
some clap needlessly
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:17 am
by kkrell
Temperature: 4
Comfortable: 4
Iron: 2
Mire: 1
Squirrel: 2
Whirl: 1
Which may or may not match up with the rules as shown here:
http://www.phonicsontheweb.com/syllables.php
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:21 am
by Jeferson
Ru•les were made to be broken.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:10 am
by kkrell
Jeferson wrote:Ru•les were made to be broken.
OK, then:
Temperature: 1
And if Mariah Carey had her way, then Squirrel would have 16.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:11 am
by Innocent Bystander
As Redwolf.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:31 am
by emmline
3,3,1,1,1,1
This would be normal, casual, conversation, during which I'm not particularly enunciating. (this is how I would speak. I hear others, sometimes, add more syllables.)
Iron and mire come closest to escaping the unisyllabic slur. But they still don't quite qualify as 2.
background: Mid-Atlantic, but with 2 Virginian parents.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:12 am
by mutepointe
3,4,1,1,1,1
I grew up in Pennsylvania and live in West Virginia. I have to say that even the locals would probably have a dickens of a time understanding each other say "whirl." That could be "we'll", "world," "where will" "where we'll" or maybe even some guy named "W. Earl."
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:14 am
by dwest
emmline wrote:
background: Mid-Atlantic, but with 2 Virginian parents.
I can't recall actually hearing a single syllable word when I have been in southwestern Virginia. Is there such a thing?
Re: syllables
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:27 am
by Dale
How many in comfortable? 3
How many in iron? 1
How many in mire? 1.5
How many in squirrel? 1
How many in whirl? 1
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:31 am
by dubhlinn
3, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1.
Accent is Northside Dublin.
Slan,
D.
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:50 am
by emmline
dwest wrote:emmline wrote:
background: Mid-Atlantic, but with 2 Virginian parents.
I can't recall actually hearing a single syllable word when I have been in southwestern Virginia. Is there such a thing?
Naw. (Or perhaps I should say nay-eee-oh.) I think what I got is Baltimore slurs on a platform of southern pronunciation.
Re: syllables
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:25 am
by sbfluter
temperature: temperchure - 3
comfortable: comfterbull - 3
iron: eye-ern - 2
mire: my-er - 2 (but almost only 1)
squirrel: skwirl - 1 (but almost 2)
whirl: wurl - 1
Re: syllables
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:35 am
by Congratulations
3
3
1
1
1
1