Broccoli - how many syllables? Where are you from?

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2. Grew up in Chicago.

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Anonymous wrote:Broc-co-li, 3 syllables, raised in Indiana

+ 1, Philadelphia

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Anonymous wrote:It's three syllables officially and I grew up in NY with NY parents. But I often say "brockly" which is obviously two (and that's wrong).

Same from but NJ instead of NY. I know how it's supposed to be said, and yet....

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Brock-Lee. 5th+ generation Virginian.

What?

What is confusing you? It’s the word Broccoli without the middle syllable.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Broc-co-li, 3 syllables, raised in Indiana

+ 1, Philadelphia

+2 three syllables Boston

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Anonymous wrote:I just said it out loud. I made the mouth movements for three, but it kind of sounded like two.

Me too. I’d have to count my syllables as something like 2 & 1/2…

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2 syllables "Brock-lee"

Army brat raised by dad from NY and mother from HI

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3 - Australia

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Anonymous wrote:

I came on here to say that I can’t say it with 3 syllables unless I also start singing the Dana carvey song.
So I’m a 2 syllable person, grew up outside NyC but also in the west.

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Anonymous wrote:

You beat me to it! Love it.

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I say 3 syllables, immigrant parents, Northeast.

I did hear a little boy say BROCK-LEE this year when talking to his mom about being hungry. He said, "I want BROCK-LEE! I want hot dogs!" It was cute.

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Anonymous wrote:5

- Chinese

Yup.

Chi-nese bro-co-li

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Anonymous wrote:5

- Chinese

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Anonymous wrote:Question for 2-syllable people. What others words do you know of that have a silent "o" in the middle of a word?

Melancholy

Wednesday is similar.

And some people pronounce nucular as nuclear.