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::::That's weird. When I try to pronounce wire it also comes out as two syllables (Wye-Ur). Consider that it rhymes with briar/brier (Brye-Ur). --[[User:AndyPKMN|Andy<sup>P</sup><sub>K</sub><sup>M</sup><sub>N</sub>]] 10:58, 25 October 2010 (UTC) | ::::That's weird. When I try to pronounce wire it also comes out as two syllables (Wye-Ur). Consider that it rhymes with briar/brier (Brye-Ur). --[[User:AndyPKMN|Andy<sup>P</sup><sub>K</sub><sup>M</sup><sub>N</sub>]] 10:58, 25 October 2010 (UTC) | ||
:::::It's because of the semi-silent nature of the e. It modifies the pronounciation of the r, but it isn't a separate syllable because it isn't pronounced itself. A syllable needs at least one ''pronounced'' vowel. If it were two syllables it would be wye-rey. The English language can be very odd at times. <span class="sc">[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</span> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 20:29, 25 October 2010 (UTC) | :::::It's because of the semi-silent nature of the e. It modifies the pronounciation of the r, but it isn't a separate syllable because it isn't pronounced itself. A syllable needs at least one ''pronounced'' vowel. If it were two syllables it would be wye-rey. The English language can be very odd at times. <span class="sc">[[User:Werdnae|<span style="color:#2D4B98;">Werdnae</span>]]</span> <small>[[User talk:Werdnae|<span style="color:#009000;">(talk)</span>]]</small> 20:29, 25 October 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Appearance-wise, it's an alligator == | |||
It's appearance is a mix between both a crocodile and an alligator.[[User:Bennell|Bennell]] 14:04, 26 March 2012 (UTC) |
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