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by astroflection 266 days ago
It thinks the word "service" is three syllables and "chocolate" is four.
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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).
And "describe" is three.