[OC] Number of English Words by Length in Letters and SyllablesSubmitted by OfficialWireGrind t3_10rbedi in dataisbeautiful
Cecuhl t1_j6uvb75 wrote
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Someone above noted: The letters of the alphabet qualify as nouns and, therefore, words in themselves.
soloespero t1_j6uvpvh wrote
That's 26.. "I" and "a" (not the letter) are 2 more. 28.. what are some others?
Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v0g0l wrote
"O" works as an exclamation. For example, in the first line of the Star-Spangled Banner, "O say, can you see..."
PostsNDPStuff t1_j6v125k wrote
And that O is two syllables...
Pirate_Green_Beard t1_j6v2hp1 wrote
The word is one syllable, but it's lilted into two beats for that song. I should've used "O Canada" as the example.
guynamedjames t1_j6v75al wrote
Three when I sing it
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doyourselfaflavor t1_j6vcwkm wrote
I remember watching a spelling bee and they gave a kid "aitch" as in, the letter h.
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