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How many syllables in the word "world"?

167 replies

LaPerduta · 30/07/2023 10:21

Inspired by another thread, I'm interested in words which are pronounced differently in different accents by native English speakers in the UK and Ireland.

I only realised recently that some people pronounce "none" the same as "non", rather than "nun".

In Scotland some people pronounce "pattern" as "pattron". Iron is "eye-ron" rather than "eye-un".

There must be many more...

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mikado1 · 30/07/2023 10:28

One syllable, one clap!

dessicatedblackbird · 30/07/2023 10:30

I make it three...

HaveYouHeardOfARoadAtlas · 30/07/2023 10:30

One

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Mamette · 30/07/2023 10:30

One, but I can see how in some accents it would sound like two.

In Ireland “film” is often pronounced “fillum”. Also “elm” as “ellum” etc.

MrsSkylerWhite · 30/07/2023 10:31

One

MajesticWhine · 30/07/2023 10:32

It's one for me but with a Scottish accent I can see it would be two. we-rald

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 30/07/2023 10:32

One for me. But I can see how it might be two for some accents.

Plump82 · 30/07/2023 10:34

It's one but in my accent (Scottish) it sounds like 2.

BinFace · 30/07/2023 10:34

One but with a diphthong.

CarrieMoonbeams · 30/07/2023 10:34

2 syllables. Wur-ruld. A bit like wur-rum.

My friend married a guy called Carl, and oh boy I struggle with his name, because it comes out as Carol when I say it!

Original poster
LaPerduta · 30/07/2023 10:36

dessicatedblackbird · 30/07/2023 10:30

I make it three...

Three?! 🤯

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Merapi · 30/07/2023 10:53

Library - lie-bree or lie-brer-ry?

ElectricToothbrush · 30/07/2023 10:56

One syllable.

I'm a bit bemused by some people apparently pronouncing none the same as nun??

NauseousNancy · 30/07/2023 10:57

I don’t know how else you could say none other than the same as nun??

Findyourneutralspace · 30/07/2023 10:58

One in world - just one vowel.

@ElectricToothbrush wait till you hear that some people say one to rhyme with won. There’s a lot of regional variation in the way words are pronounced.

SoupDragon · 30/07/2023 11:00

World - one syllable. (One to rhyme with none and nun 😂) I can see how it's 2 in a rhotic accent though.

Library - Lye bree

Barold · 30/07/2023 11:01

NauseousNancy · 30/07/2023 10:57

I don’t know how else you could say none other than the same as nun??

Like ‘one’ but with an ‘n’ in front of it.

ElectricToothbrush · 30/07/2023 11:03

NauseousNancy · 30/07/2023 10:57

I don’t know how else you could say none other than the same as nun??

Non. To me it's 100% an O sound not a U sound.

beccahamlet · 30/07/2023 11:03

Valuable....3 or 4?

Barold · 30/07/2023 11:03

Barold · 30/07/2023 11:01

Like ‘one’ but with an ‘n’ in front of it.

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Which I’ve just realised is said ‘wun’ in some accents so that probably doesn’t help.

The ‘o’ is pronounced the same as in ‘got’.

SoupDragon · 30/07/2023 11:05

Barold · 30/07/2023 11:01

Like ‘one’ but with an ‘n’ in front of it.

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So, like nun then. 🤣

NauseousNancy · 30/07/2023 11:06

Yeah I say ‘wun’ for one!

SoupDragon · 30/07/2023 11:06

These threads always make me sit here trying to say the words in other accents.

NauseousNancy · 30/07/2023 11:09

SoupDragon · 30/07/2023 11:06

These threads always make me sit here trying to say the words in other accents.

Me too 🤣

currently trying to work out how the ‘o’ in one can be the same as the ‘o’ in got.

makes it sound like on to me 😂😂

JaneJeffer · 30/07/2023 11:13

I pronounce one differently depending on what I'm saying 

Give me wan o' them
How many?
Won

Note: I also say them instead of those

You would have a field day with my accent @LaPerduta Grin

Worrim anyone?

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