The document discusses how the number of syllables in words can be reduced when vowel sounds are dropped. It provides examples of words with more syllables being reduced to fewer syllables by losing vowel sounds, such as "dramatic" becoming "dramatically" with 3 syllables instead of 4. In total, over 20 word pairs are given that demonstrate this phenomenon of "dropped lines" or reduced syllables through disappearing vowel sounds.
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Dropped syllables
1. DROPPED LINES
Number of syllables
Review: the number of vowels Reduction of syllables
Today /器わ 2 syllables
Hotel /器ワ 2 syllables
Vanity /駈誌器 3 syllables
But sometimes vowels sounds disappear giving as a consequence a
reduction in the number of syllables.
Ex:
Basic ワ鰹
Basically /ワ鰹
Dramatic わ 誌器
Dramatically /わ 誌器
Practice /逸駕誌器鰹
Practically /逸駕誌器/
Differ わ 駕
Different わ駕器
General わワ駕
Generally わワ駕
2. Interest 器 鰹器
Preference 逸駕ワ 鰹
Temperature 器ワ 駕器駕
Family 誌
Laboratory 誌 器駕
Aspirin 誌鰹逸
Chocolate 器 器
Opera 逸
Several 鰹ワ駈
Desperate わワ鰹 駕器
Every ワ駈駕