How many syllables in 'diamond'

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I'm in SE England and always say it in two syllables: DI-mond. But I've just been listening to an audiobook read in a very RP accent, and every character gives it three syllables: DI-a-mond. The a is more of a neutral shwah sound than a flat a.

AFAIK I speak RP with a slight foreign accent at times (1st gen immigrant).

So, which is right?

SW and I would say it like you. I hate it when people put extra syllables in things, DH insists on saying ath-er-lete.

SE. I would give it 3, or 2.5 really. Definitely not Di Mond.

I’d say it with 2-5 syllables ( edited from 3 , as the er sound is a very short sound )
Die er mund
Ath leet

Its 2.5 syllables for me 🤷🏻‍♀️

in between, 2.5, the a is very short

2.5/3
Di-a-mond here but I can’t quite explain how I say the a as it’s subtle. It’s a bit like with the d in Wednesday - it’s there but also not.

It's a bit like 'library' isn't it? That third syllable is there but it's not.

2 syllables. Di mond. Scottish accent !

Definitely just 2 "Di-mond"
@slightlydistrac I do sometimes over say library as "libe-er-er-a-ee" just to wind my daughter up 😂

Library has three clear syllables, albeit the second is very short: LIE-bruh-ree.

Die mund 2
Lie bree 2
Don't forget written language does not give authority as to how things 'should' be pronounced.
It's simply an attempt to record how words were pronounced in one place and at one time.
Spoken language is always evolving and much more quickly than written language.

Two for all of those, North Yorkshire.
Die-mund,
Ath-leet,
Lie-bree.

Two and a half.

I say lie-bree too. and I've never heard anyone pronounce the first d in Wednesday.

I half say the second r in library and the d in Wednesday. My tongue goes to the right place to say it but there's barely any sound comes out.

Di-ah-mond
Lie-bra-ree
Wed-nes-day

I would say Wed-nz-day, so 3 syllables but not how it's spelled!

SE and would use three syllables, including the “a”

I don't say the "a". Can't claim to be well spoken though, I often skip 't"s too 🤣

Scottish accent, slightly north of England influence now.

Diamond 2ish
library 3
weDnesDay 3 with both Ds
athlete 2

I really don’t understand 3 syllables in athlete?

This thread reminded me of this cartoon.
(picture incoming....)

I say it in about 2.25 syllables 😆 a bit like saying Violet - there is a small extra syllable there.

2.5 as the 'a,' is short. Lowland west coast o Scotland accent.

For me the first syllable is a diphthong, so a little bit more than 2 but less than 3.

3
dia -mon- d (almost silent last syllable)