Wordie: Bivouac: Comments

Comment by kewpid, 9 months ago

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:17:20 +0000

It's probably closest to 2-and-a-half syllables.

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:49:17 +0000

Another baffled three-syllabler here. Biv-wack?! Wot?!

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:15:03 +0000

Interesting--didn't know until now that there was a three-syllable pronunciation for this.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:44:10 +0000

dictionary lists two pronunciations: biv-oo-ak and biv-wak.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:09:17 +0000

The original Swiss word, bīwacht, is even more hilarious.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:22:56 +0000

You mean three syllables like: "I don't biv uh wack!" (that was a joke, by the way--could not resist a little word play)

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:02:39 +0000

I pronounce this with 3 syllables, so none of them sound like whack.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:41:05 +0000

I find this word downright comical. Probably because the second syllable sounds like whack.