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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? GwynneF #180249 11/12/08 04:06 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hmm, not sure if I can think of one. Welcome, Gwynne! You're only the second person I've met who spells the name that way. T'other was a long-ago bridge partner. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? Zed #180251 11/12/08 06:06 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh looking for words in English Yeah. Innit? Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? zmjezhd #180252 11/12/08 06:41 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania Originally Posted By: zmjezhd I may have been mislead by ... I keep making that error too! (and with plain old 'led/lead' as well). Misled is such a strange word. I used to think that it was pronounced 'Mizled' (maizəld), like in miserly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? The Pook #180255 11/12/08 07:00 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada How about schism? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? The Pook #180266 11/12/08 03:15 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh and with plain old 'led/lead' as well Yeah, that is one spelling I nearly always get wrong. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? Zed #180267 11/12/08 04:52 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX M Myridon addict Myridon addict M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Originally Posted By: Zed How about schism? "ism" was mentioned before but many (most? all?) words that end in -sm are pronounced with an "um" like spasm, microcosm, orgasm, cytoplasm, ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? Myridon #180269 11/12/08 05:13 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont heh myr said.... cytoplasm formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? Myridon #180273 11/13/08 12:52 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: Myridon Originally Posted By: Zed How about schism? "ism" was mentioned before but many (most? all?) words that end in -sm are pronounced with an "um" like spasm, microcosm, orgasm, cytoplasm, ... I guess that depends on your idiolect. The same could be said about rhythm. I believe I pronounce them with a syllabic M. And did we ever decide whether we're looking for words with pronounced vowels or words with written vowels? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? Faldage #180276 11/13/08 02:36 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hmm, I'm really not sure... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is there another word with a syllable but not vowel? Jackie #180278 11/13/08 12:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Maybe GwynneF will tell us when she shows up again in 2015. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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