tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770455443756445683.post2042042051700109679..comments2019-07-23T04:57:37.478-05:00Comments on experience: Laos.asha shoffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06396168382282358494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770455443756445683.post-36462357392076678992009-02-20T09:03:00.000-06:002009-02-20T09:03:00.000-06:00Squirrel definitely has two syllables. Don't tell ...Squirrel definitely has two syllables. Don't tell me I'm crazy.<BR/><BR/>Also I would have agreed with you. Lao-os is how i always heard it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770455443756445683.post-75873056379567241632009-02-15T14:40:00.000-06:002009-02-15T14:40:00.000-06:00Laos is one syllable. Like strength, through, and ...Laos is one syllable. Like <I>strength</I>, <I>through</I>, and <I>squirrel</I> it sounds like there should be just another half syllable in there somewhere, but there simply isn't. Think about Taos, New Mexico; do you want to say that with two syllables? <BR/><BR/>It's interesting to think about how some words gain a second syllable from the addition of an <I>S</I> while others don't -- face/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com