Four, the second one.
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#1 12-Mar-2010, 22:24appreciate
How many syllables are there in this word?
a-ppre-ciate
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a-ppre-ci-ate?
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#2 12-Mar-2010, 22:30Re: appreciate
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#3 12-Mar-2010, 22:31Re: appreciate
Is it so everywhere or are there any exceptions?
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#4 12-Mar-2010, 22:38Re: appreciate
There's four everywhere.
Also in: negotiate, depreciate, conciliate, etc.
I can't think of any (English) '-iate' words where this suffix is not pronounced as two syllables.
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