How many syllables in the word 'fire'?
How many syllables in the word 'fire'?
Settle an argument for me, will ya?
One0%
Two0%
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Replying to @julian@activitypub.space
@julian I think British English might consider it possibly one whereas American English would consider it two for sure. At least when I listen to pronunciations on oed.com... however, both phonetic spellings contain a dash.
I thought it was one, but I think the oed disagrees.