Apparently, due to a triphthong, "hour" is 1 syllable. I get the 3 syllable part of ow-oo-er, but how do they all just somehow become one syllable? When I pronounce "hour" I pronounce it ow-er not like ar or something.
Syllables in "Hour"
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There are two.
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@Intelligence_06
Google says no.
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@WaterPhoenix
Hour is just our except used in different contexts.
Isn't the number of syllables in a word defined as the number of times one moves ones jaw to say said word? That was always my understanding and if that is the case it would make the word hour a one syllable word.
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@WaterPhoenix
ow-oo-er sounds like something an S&M recipient would utter in the throws of ecstasy....And a triphthong sounds like something that Miss Whiplash would be brandishing.
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@Intelligence_06
The same can be said for literally every other word.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
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@zedvictor4
...okay...
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@WaterPhoenix
I thought that someone from Antarctica and born in the 30's would appreciate that.....Some of the immature and sensitive kids on the site might have been either offended or wouldn't have had a clue.
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@zedvictor4
mhm, i know right. back in my day i totally knew what you were talking about.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
@WaterPhoenix
@Intelligence_06
When pronounced in a very American accent (especially southern) there is only 1 syllable which is 'ahr' where the 'ah' is said in a slanted, extra long manner. You can try to argue that the 'rrrr' itself is extended and a syllable on its own but this is merely part of the accent.
When prounounce in a British or non-r-rolling European accent, it is said with 2 distinct syllables as 'ow-eh' or whatever the specific accent says it as.
In R-rolling accents it is said again with 2 syllables but unlike the American accent there is specifically a pause and stopping before the RRRRR
It is said like this: 'au-verrrr' but the 'v' is said soft with the v barely touching the lips for most accents however for very strong Russian and Ukranian accents the 'v' will literally be said.
@RationalMadman
Ya that's what I thought too, but apparently since all the vowels flow together and you only move your jaw once, linguists say that it's one syllable and it's a triphthong.