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Subject: Re: What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:04:58 +0000, occam wrote:

> On 25/09/2024 21:06, Bebercito wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 5:33:48 +0000, lar3ryca wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-09-24 23:12, Bebercito wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:33:35 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 3:21:45 +0000, Bebercito wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 0:55:23 +0000, HenHanna wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 9/12/2024 7:31 PM, HenHanna wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1. What 1-syllable word becomes a 3-syllable word by adding one
>>>>>>>> letter?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Offhand, are + a -> area, but there must be others.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     the question is...   5 others,
>>>>
>>>> Here's another four then:
>>>>
>>>> pare + o -> pareo
>>>> rode + o -> rodeo
>>>> Rome + o -> Romeo
>>>> rone + o -> roneo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> or  more like  200 others?
>>>>
>>>> I'll let you name the other 195.
>>>
>>> I came here to appear as a cameo.
>>
>> <s(i)mile>.
>
> Oh... I see a trend. The trigger to multi-syllability (urgh!) is the
> humble vowel.
>
> a- example:  are(a), coal(a), (a)gave, (a)gape
> e-
> i- example:  (i)deal, s(i)mile
> o- example:  came(o), rode(o), pale(o)
> u- example:  b(u)oy (AmE pronunciation)
>
> (OK, not that last one.)

Not "ideal" either, as it's only one syllable longer
than "deal".  The same is true of "teary" and "deary".

--
Jerry Friedman