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    @metaltao When speaking a word, it occurs in syllables. "Forest" has two syllables, because when you say it, it is "For" and "est" put together. These individual consonant-vowel-consonant groups are the syllables, generally. It matters most how something sounds, not how it is spelled. "Could" is one syllable, because it is just a single vowel sound surrounded by consonants. "Banister" is three syllables. After saying it, can you tell why?

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