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astroflection
266 days ago
It thinks the word "service" is three syllables and "chocolate" is four.
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riffraff
266 days ago
AFAICT metric sillables basically count the vowel sounds so service is two and chocolate is two or thre: "ser-vis" (ˈsɜːvɪs) and "chok-lait" or "cho-ko-lait" (ˈʧɔklət or ˈʧɔkolət).
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rich_sasha
266 days ago
And "describe" is three.
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