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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlex Witless just said 3 syllables: "Me-lan-yuh." Is it supposed to be 4?
"me-lan-ee-uh" ?
Just wondering.
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Alex Witless just said 3 syllables: "Me-lan-yuh." Is it supposed to be 4? (Original Post)
lindysalsagal
Mar 2019
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dhol82
(9,353 posts)1. Think it's pronounced meh-la-ni-yah
Is it important?
Response to lindysalsagal (Original post)
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jmowreader
(50,557 posts)10. That's four and you know it
"Fucking" has two syllables.
lindysalsagal
(20,686 posts)17. LOL!
lame54
(35,290 posts)3. She's right - Mel-o-nee - 3 syllables
thegoose
(3,115 posts)4. Mo-ron-ee-ya
I get four.
cpamomfromtexas
(1,245 posts)5. Is it even important?
erronis
(15,258 posts)6. We couldn't care (3).
Then she had to add "do you?"
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)13. Not in the least. n/t
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)7. Fat Donnie calls her "Wife Three."
Blue Owl
(50,374 posts)9. According to her husband it's Melanie
n/t
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)11. Don says it's two syllables
"Hey" is one, "you" the other.
lapucelle
(18,258 posts)12. Who is Alex Witless? What show was he on? N/T
lindysalsagal
(20,686 posts)18. MSNBC weekends. She's the one with all the "blonde" hair.
lapucelle
(18,258 posts)19. She's a weekend anchor on MSNBC? Why are you calling her "witless"? N/T
lindysalsagal
(20,686 posts)20. https://www.msnbc.com/weekends-with-alex
My opinion of her and her questions.
lapucelle
(18,258 posts)22. And her hair. N/T
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)14. "Tro-phy wife" is three syllables
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,346 posts)15. "Handler" is 2 syllables
MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)16. Bir-ther-bar-bie
Poiuyt
(18,123 posts)21. n-i-a at the end of a word is often pronounced "nyuh"
California, Pennsylvania, Patagonia
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)23. It could just be her accent
I know some people say "Jule-Lee-Ah" and some people say "Jule-Yah" for Julia.