BEER - One syllable or two?

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BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by EarlJam » April 29th, 2011, 2:06 pm

Forget what the dictionary tells us. How may syllables do you use when you say it? I don't think I have a tremendous southern accent, yet I believe I'm catching myself using TWO syllables to say "Beer." It's a subtle thing that comes out like, "Be'-er."

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Re: BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by shereec » April 29th, 2011, 4:25 pm

depends on how many I've had...
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Re: BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by DukePA » April 29th, 2011, 6:31 pm

shereec wrote:depends on how many I've had...
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Re: BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by ArkieDukie » April 29th, 2011, 7:42 pm

I thought there were 3 syllables (be-e-er). O:-)
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Re: BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by windsor » May 2nd, 2011, 9:40 am

Beer is one syllable, except in Yankee Stadium when hailing the vendor....then it is two:

YO BEE - YAH
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Re: BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by Turk » May 2nd, 2011, 10:28 pm

Two syllables: "Guin-ness"
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Re: BEER - One syllable or two?

Post by CameronBornAndBred » May 2nd, 2011, 10:44 pm

Turk wrote:Two syllables: "Guin-ness"
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