Pronunciation survey

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

At my wife's request, I am asking the OTF posse for views on whether "syringe" is pronounced as two syllables ("si-ringe"), or as one ("sringe").

As you might guess, our respective pronunciations differ on this point.

[ad hoc]

I'd say the first syllable (of two) is a schwa, rather than a short i

[Guy Profumo]

How can you differ on the pronounceiation of something that's demonsterabelly a two syllable word?

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

ad hoc, Yes to the sound (if there is such a syllable, wouldn't want to beg the question) but I don't believe OTF's software enables me to post a schwa symbol.

[Guy Profumo]

Wikipedia and copy/paste no help here?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C6%8F

[Sporting]

"At my wife's request, I am asking the OTF posse for views on whether "syringe" is pronounced as two syllables ("si-ringe"), or as one ("sringe")"

Both.

[San Bernardhinault]

Two syllables, obviously (first one shorter than the second, obviously).

[ursus arctos]

Two syllables

Can do a schwa as an image, not as a character, bu then I'm on a tablet

[ad hoc]

ad hoc, Yes to the sound (if there is such a syllable, wouldn't want to beg the question) but I don't believe OTF's software enables me to post a schwa symbol.

sərɪndʒ

(just checking)

[ad hoc]

yep, the board allows the schwa symbol now

[Discordant Resonance]

I say sringe personally.

[Sporting]

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈrɪndʒ/US:/səˈrɪndʒ, ˈsɪrɪndʒ/ ,(sə rinj′, sir′inj)

[EIM]

Suh-rindge

My missus reckons I'm the only person in the world that says sammwich. I maintain it's commonplace.

[ad hoc]

I'm pretty sure I say Sammwich

[Discordant Resonance]

Similarly, I occasionally lapse into pronouncing candles as "cangles" .

[Nocturnal Submission]

Two syllables for "syringe" and another "samwidge" mumbler, from me.

[Antepli Ejderha]

sərɪndʒ

(just checking)

That's how I'd say it.

[San Bernardhinault]

I think (although I can’t be 100% sure because nobody’s ever checked me on it) that I say the full gamut of sandwich pronunciations. Sand-witch, Sand-widj, Sam-witch (least common), Sam-widj.

[gjw100]

A two-syllable syringe for me.

As for sandwich, I vary between 'sand' and 'samm', but it's always 'widge' rather than 'witch'.

[slackster]

Here are the results from the Thames Estuary [Ess-tree] jury:

Suh-ringe (very short suh sound)

Sann-widge.

[Evariste Euler Gauss]

OK, there's a clear trend emerging of a near total consensus for two syllables. My wife will feel wonderfully vindicated. Just think of all the great things DR and I can achieve in the time you're all wasting saying that unnecessary second syllable.

The missus is currently getting stressed about going for her booster this afternoon, as she's a bit phobic (not of needles, but of medication). My glorious daughter just said to her "You're just worried that the nurse will say 'sringe" and show you up!"

[Duncan Gardner]

Some years ago the Guardian ran a story from Syringa Street in my old hood in Belfast. I had to grumble to our resident sub-editor that they carelessly spelt it syringe throughout

[3 Colours Red]

One syllable for syringe personally.

And sandwich is pronounced "buh-ee".

[blameless]

Sih-rinj

[Amor de Cosmos]

serinj