Syllables in "growl"?
Kirk Is
Despite the spelling, and the dictionary, I say 2, at least in this area,
(New England, but college-y, not massholeish.) because it's pretty much a
perfect rhyme for towel, vowel, etc)
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John Dean
> Growl, how many syllables?
>
> Despite the spelling, and the dictionary, I say 2, at least in this
> area, (New England, but college-y, not massholeish.) because it's
> pretty much a perfect rhyme for towel, vowel, etc)
In some dialects of English it's two syllables, in most it's one. But then
if you look hard enough, you can find most things pronounced most ways in
one place or another. "towel" and "vowel" can be found as monosyllables more
often than not. You want to pronounce them as two syllables? Fine. You want
to insist that's "correct"? Not so fine, unless you define pretty clearly in
which dialect(s) of English you claim it to be right.
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Veronique
Growl, towel, vowel, howl, fowl, Colin Powell.
I pronounce it "GROSS-ree."
V.
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Kirk Is
> In some dialects of English it's two syllables, in most it's one. But then
> if you look hard enough, you can find most things pronounced most ways in
> one place or another. "towel" and "vowel" can be found as monosyllables more
> often than not. You want to pronounce them as two syllables? Fine. You want
> to insist that's "correct"? Not so fine, unless you define pretty clearly in
> which dialect(s) of English you claim it to be right.
This actually came up during some haiku writing (I sorta hate when I get
sucked into that, but it can be a little fun)
I take "owl" is a monosyllable some places as well?
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John Dean
> John Dean <john...@fraglineone.net> wrote:
>> In some dialects of English it's two syllables, in most it's one.
>> But then if you look hard enough, you can find most things
>> pronounced most ways in one place or another. "towel" and "vowel"
>> can be found as monosyllables more often than not. You want to
>> pronounce them as two syllables? Fine. You want to insist that's
>> "correct"? Not so fine, unless you define pretty clearly in which
>> dialect(s) of English you claim it to be right.
>
> This actually came up during some haiku writing (I sorta hate when I
> get sucked into that, but it can be a little fun)
>
> I take "owl" is a monosyllable some places as well?
Hell, in some places "all" is a monosyllable. And so is "you all".
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Jerry Bauer
(in article <rI_Ng.2744$No6....@news.tufts.edu>):
> Growl, how many syllables?
>
> Despite the spelling, and the dictionary, I say 2, at least in this area,
> (New England, but college-y, not massholeish.) because it's pretty much a
> perfect rhyme for towel, vowel, etc)
>
>
Owl -- 1 syllable
Growl -- 1.2 syllables
Vowel, towel -- 2 syllables
Hactar
I think everywhere, "all" is one syllable.
> And so is "you all".
Never heard that. But "y'all" is a contraction of those two words, and
it usually is one syllable.
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I believe that in some US dialects, "coffee" has many more than two
syllables...
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Bob Ward
<kis...@sunfire13.eecs.tufts.edu> wrote:
>John Dean <john...@fraglineone.net> wrote:
>> In some dialects of English it's two syllables, in most it's one. But then
>> if you look hard enough, you can find most things pronounced most ways in
>> one place or another. "towel" and "vowel" can be found as monosyllables more
>> often than not. You want to pronounce them as two syllables? Fine. You want
>> to insist that's "correct"? Not so fine, unless you define pretty clearly in
>> which dialect(s) of English you claim it to be right.
>
>This actually came up during some haiku writing (I sorta hate when I get
>sucked into that, but it can be a little fun)
>
>I take "owl" is a monosyllable some places as well?
How many syllables in "yes" in your world?
Bob Ward
wrote:
How about the Easter Bunny? You believe in him as well?
darkon
> How many syllables in "yes" in your world?
It depends on how I'm using it. Usually only one, but sometimes two
or even three or more.
Normal: Yes.
Questioning: Ye-es?
Exasperated: Ye-e-es!
Orgasming: Ye-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-es!
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Mel Blanc: YE-e-uhs!
CuOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK-
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