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Ayushi Gupta

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How is poem pronounced?I have come across people pronouncing poem with e silent....plz help me
 

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How is poem pronounced?I have come across people pronouncing poem with e silent....plz help me

It entirely depends on your accent/origin.

I'm from the South of England and to me, it is pronounced "PO-IM". However, people from other parts of the world pronounce it as if it only has one syllable "POME" (rhymes with the city of Rome).
 
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