Re: USAGE: syllables
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, June 14, 2003, 5:16 |
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Joe wrote:
> No. A syllable is merely a division of the word. One 'beat' as it were.
> You can have two vowels in the same syllable, providing they're next to each
> other.
No, you can only have one vowel in a syllable, unless those vowels are
part of a diphthong, like [oU]. Syllables are not "beats". In some
languages, each syllable is pronounced as a beat, but not in most
dialects of English.
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