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The Dialect Survey: Results for “Poem”

22. poem

     a. one syllable (32.39%)
     b. two syllables (67.61%)

     (11235 respondents)

All Results

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Choice a: one syllable

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Choice b: two syllables

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The dialect survey is an expansion of an initiative begun by Professor Bert Vaux at Harvard University. Dr. Vaux prepared an earlier version of this survey for his Dialects of English class at Harvard in 1999. The survey has since been revised and expanded for a larger, lay audience.

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4 responses to “The Dialect Survey: Results for “Poem””

  1. Wow, I know the student who put up that survey to begin with. Small world!

  2. It is!
    & does your friend say “pome” or “po-em”?

  3. Poe-um. How could anyone say it with one syllable? ACK!

  4. What about Poe-Em?
    Auntie Em! Auntie Em!

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