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To: afraidfortherepublic
How do you say ruined? Is it one, or two, syllables?

I grew up hearing it as "rurnt." So, one syllable. I do enunciate it with two syllables for the unlearned from elsewhere.

50 posted on 11/25/2011 4:53:36 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
I grew up hearing it as "rurnt." So, one syllable. I do enunciate it with two syllables for the unlearned from elsewhere.

My dad says it that way. He also pronounces the car make "Buick" as "Byurk" (one syllable).

145 posted on 11/25/2011 6:18:51 PM PST by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: RegulatorCountry

No it is RUE-END


219 posted on 11/25/2011 10:48:59 PM PST by chris_bdba
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