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meloo@lemmy.perthchat.org to English As a Second Language · 2 years ago

What words have a surprising number of syllables?

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What words have a surprising number of syllables?

meloo@lemmy.perthchat.org to English As a Second Language · 2 years ago
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    Queueing - 2 syllables, 8 letters, 5 consecutive vowels. Also, queue for similar reasons. Pronounced as ‘kew’ or ‘kew-ing’

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    “idea”

    • meloo@lemmy.perthchat.orgOP
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      3?

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        3 for 4 letters

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          cray cray

  • SudoDnfDashY
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    Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

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    antidisestablishmentarianism

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      https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/surprising

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    • meloo@lemmy.perthchat.orgOP
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      relevant https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/36097/how-many-syllables-are-there-in-the-word-fire

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