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JD_SLICK t1_j6v2npj wrote
Oooh I want to see German.
There’s got to be a 68 letter, 21 syllable word for “that feeling when you think you have wet socks but it turns out you just need coffee and a pastry”
Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v2hp1 wrote
Reply to comment by PostsNDPStuff in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
The word is one syllable, but it's lilted into two beats for that song. I should've used "O Canada" as the example.
m_earendil t1_j6v24oq wrote
Reply to comment by Font_Snob in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
W
It's a noun for that letter of the alphabet, written with a single letter, pronounced with three syllables.
bapo225 t1_j6v1v3v wrote
How tf do you get 5 syllables with just 2 letters?
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PostsNDPStuff t1_j6v125k wrote
Reply to comment by Pirate_Green_Beard in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
And that O is two syllables...
SRJT16 t1_j6v0tjh wrote
HOW CAN A 1 LETTER WORD HAVE 3 SYLLABLES?!
Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v0g0l wrote
Reply to comment by soloespero in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
"O" works as an exclamation. For example, in the first line of the Star-Spangled Banner, "O say, can you see..."
NeverrSummer t1_j6v04tx wrote
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Well no... but hundreds of years of being wrong in the exact same way might be evidence to hesitate about coming to the same conclusions yourself.
It doesn't obviate being wrong, but it suggests caution for sure, right?
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DefinitelyNotMasterS t1_j6uzt8e wrote
Reply to comment by NeverrSummer in TikTok Ban for Government Employees by State by lemonzestttttttt
People being wrong in the past doesn't mean that people will always be wrong in the future, what a bizarre take.
Font_Snob t1_j6uzhow wrote
I'm most curious about the one character word with three syllables.
ramfan1027 t1_j6uzdaj wrote
Someone hit me with that 5 syllable 2 letter word. 77?
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Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uz37n wrote
Could you do one for number of letters vs number of unique letters?
Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uyz69 wrote
Reply to comment by NarcissusLovesEcho in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
Sources includes single-digit numbers as 1-letter words so it is 0 and 7
Thaplayer1209 t1_j6uyuej wrote
Reply to comment by FooJenkins in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
The source counts 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 as letters too.
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gaston312 t1_j6uy8ub wrote
Google says there are 171K English words. And I’m guessing they are not counting W as a noun… so where’s the rest of the words?
NarcissusLovesEcho t1_j6uy2ja wrote
What are the 1-letter words with 2 syllables?
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j6uxz7v wrote
Reply to comment by blabla857 in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
The word count goes by spelling only, and it is case insensitive. The numerals I'm referring to are Arabic numerals.
cboogie t1_j6uxyib wrote
Reply to comment by Ranzok in [OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and Syllables by OfficialWireGrind
In discussions about language pedantry is usually allowed just as long as you’re not smug.
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