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pasc1878
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A Typology of Canadianisms
Same in UK for what they are ie sticks of wax (They can be thin for cheap ones that break)
In UK it is two syllables.
umanwizard
6 months ago
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FWIW I’m American. According to the “Harvard Dialect Survey” which I found on Google, about 14% of people in the US pronounce it like I do and most of the rest with two syllables.
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In UK it is two syllables.