syllables

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:03 pm

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.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:10 am

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

Jeferson · Post by **Jeferson** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:15 am

Temperature: 3
Comfortable: 4
Iron: 2
Mire: 2
Squirrel: 1
Whirl: 1

haiku depends on
counting all those little claps
some clap needlessly

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:17 am

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

Jeferson · Post by **Jeferson** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:21 am

kkrell wrote:Which may or may not match up with the rules as shown here: http://www.phonicsontheweb.com/syllables.php

Ru•les were made to be broken.

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:10 am

Jeferson wrote:
kkrell wrote:Which may or may not match up with the rules as shown here: http://www.phonicsontheweb.com/syllables.php
Ru•les were made to be broken.

OK, then:

Temperature: 1

And if Mariah Carey had her way, then Squirrel would have 16.

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:11 am

As Redwolf.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:31 am

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.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:12 am

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."

dwest · Post by **dwest** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:14 am

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?

Post by **Dale** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:27 am

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

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:31 am

3, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1.

Accent is Northside Dublin.

Slan,
D.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:50 am

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.

sbfluter · Post by **sbfluter** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:25 am

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

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:35 am

3
3
1
1
1
1

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