Pronunciation of 'Terrorism'.

[Laurence Horn]

At 11:38 AM -0700 10/3/01, Peter A. McGraw wrote:
>Try as I may, I still cannot comprehend where someone would put a third /r/
>in /tEroriz at m/.  "Trerrorism"?!  "Terrorizerm"?!
>
>Peter Mc.
>

As Mark indicates in his post below, one /r/ ends the first syllable
and another /r/ begins the second.  So, two /r/s in a row, but on
opposite sides of the syllable boundary.  I'm not sure I hear these
as two distinct segments, but evidently that's the claim.

larry

>--On Wednesday, October 3, 2001 12:27 PM -0500 Mark Odegard
><markodegard at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>>Someone reminded me that -ism is actually TWO syllables. Why does part of
>>me nonetheless perceive it to be one? Thus, I hit all three Rs, and do the
>>whole word as four syllables.
>>
>>Using the online M-W system, 'ter-r&r-"i-z&m, 'ter-r&r-"ist gets close.