Mee-yulk (I’ve heard Garrison Keillor’s version – along with other supposed one-syllable words – and it sounds as if he’s going for two.) “Bow-wull” is another frequent one.
Does anybody else ever hear “milk” pronounced “mee-yunk”?
Higher and hire do not rhyme. The first has two syllables, the second, one.
Years ago I got into an epic argument with my roommate who wrongly insisted that “Charles” was a two-syllable word.
Again, what is the sound of that one-syllable version of hire?
Yeah, I’d say Char-ulls is two syllables too.
It sounds like the word “Hi” with an “r” at the end. Whereas “higher” sounds like the word “Hi” followed by the word “yer”.
Try saying “hire a car” as “hi rekkar”. Now say it again but leave out the “-ekkar” bit.
Thanks, I can almost see what you mean. That helps.
Is it that milk has two syllables or that some people pronounce it incorrectly?