Butterfly wings Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Hi can someone tell me how many syllables are there in the word politically?
five?
  

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Yes. Why do you doubt yourself?

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Yes. Why do you doubt yourself?
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Thanks a bundle.
emm,perhaps because i am not a native,
but thanks nonetheless
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The dictionary probably says five, but people often pronounce it with four (po-li-ti-cly).
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khoffThe dictionary probably says five, but people often pronounce it with four (po-li-ti-cly).
So true. And the same is probably true for 99% of the words that end in -ically.

CJ