Broccoli - how many syllables? Where are you from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

There is no silent "o" in melancholy.

Silent e's are common. Silent o's are strange and more regional dialect.

[Anonymous]

Three syllables. Pacific Northwest.

[Anonymous]

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 NJ. If I think about it, I know it’s 3 and pronounce it correctly. If I’m just talking quickly, it definitely comes out as 2.

[Anonymous]

Brock-lee sounds like a baby talk version of it or something lol. Do you want some wa-wa with your brock-lee?

3

[Anonymous]

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

This but 4th generation DC.

[Anonymous]

Sort of 2.5 - with a tiny pause at the ck sound. 3rd generation DC. I code switch though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

There is no silent "o" in melancholy.

Silent e's are common. Silent o's are strange and more regional dialect.

Like opossum.

[Anonymous]

3. Raised in Northern VA.

[Anonymous]

3 syllables - NYC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

There is no silent "o" in melancholy.

Silent e's are common. Silent o's are strange and more regional dialect.

I'm so confused.

do you pronounce opossum, "oppsum?" or Melancholy, "melankly"??

Neither have silent o's. Neither does broccoli.




Like opossum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

There is no silent "o" in melancholy.

Silent e's are common. Silent o's are strange and more regional dialect.

Like opossum.

I'm so confused.

do you pronounce opossum, "oppsum?" or Melancholy, "melankly"??

Neither have silent o's. Neither does broccoli.

[Anonymous]

Three. Brock-uh-lee. Texas until 9 yo, and then midwest.

[Anonymous]

I said 2 and I also pronounced Wednesday and caramel with two syllables and drawer with one. If I’m thinking about it, I do use pronounce all of the syllables for those words—it might depend on who I’m talking to or whether it’s in a phrase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

There is no silent "o" in melancholy.

Silent e's are common. Silent o's are strange and more regional dialect.

Like opossum.

I'm so confused.

do you pronounce opossum, "oppsum?" or Melancholy, "melankly"??

Neither have silent o's. Neither does broccoli.

NP. Arguing that commonly used, dictionary given, pronunciations are "wrong" is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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…

Same with me. I had never thought about whether I was saying the word properly or not before this thread. Turns out I don't say it properly.