{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"loveydoe's status on Thursday, 17-Jul-14 08:19:24 UTC","author_name":"loveydoe","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/loveydoe","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3536550","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/32751\" class=\"url\" title=\"MetalTao\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">metaltao<\/span><\/a><\/span> When speaking a word, it occurs in syllables.  &quot;Forest&quot; has two syllables, because when you say it, it is &quot;For&quot; and &quot;est&quot; put together.  These individual consonant-vowel-consonant groups are the syllables, generally.  It matters most how something sounds, not how it is spelled.  &quot;Could&quot; is one syllable, because it is just a single vowel sound surrounded by consonants.  &quot;Banister&quot; is three syllables.  After saying it, can you tell why?"}