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Re: Is It a Hint or Not?

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
"Ideas" is one of several words that get an extra syllable, when used by those of a certain geographic persuasion.

In my own hometown, the word for a small metallic disc used as legal tender is usually pronounced "Cohen".
Well,
there seems to be a good argument for 2 or 3 syllables when using ideas.

How about:

pooling thoughts drain brains
watered down predictions bloat
confusion results

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Kara, I did some research and there are conflicting decisions regarding how many syllables are in idea. I'll check my trusty dusty dictionary that actually has pages in it tomorrow. Interesting, isn't it?
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Last edited by JaneYoung : 23-11-2009 at 22:06. Reason: note to Kara
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