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Laura2017 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Number of Syllables

How many syllables are in the word "fired"? Thanks!

  

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laura2017 How many syllables are in the word "fired"? Thanks! That's a question for debate.

  • laura2017 How many syllables are in the word "fired"?
  • Thanks!
  • That's a question for debate.
  • Some people say "one".
  • Some say "two".
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laura2017

How many syllables are in the word "fired"? Thanks!

That's a question for debate.

Some people say "one". Some say "two".

I pronounce it as two, but I'm sure that in some places in the world they pronounce it as one.

I say /'f??.?d/. Many people say /'fa?.?d/ or (Brit) /'fa?.?d/. I've heard Southerners (U.S.) say somethin

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