Wendystreet: Allow me to mend what I said a few moments ago...

So I used several different online sources that are dedicated to counting syllables & some claim the word "shriveled" has 3 syllables & some say it has 2...and then there are some that say it is spelled "shrivelled" not "shriveled". I suppose the English language has a lot of ambiguity in it & I can't spend too much time thinking about it. Maybe next time, I will try a contest that does not involve any math.
    another jim: The spelling can go either way, according to my dictionaries. But three syllables in 'shriveled'? Would that be 'shuh-riv-uhld' or 'shriv-ell-ed'?

    Methinks it may be time to find a different syllable counter...

    ;-D -
    Anisa-: I never use those online counters. Best to check the dictionary.

    I would think two? Shriv.eled ? -
    Sally Carter: Gotta be two! Shrivelled is UK spelling. :~) -
    nor84: It's two. It's in the pronunciation when you say it aloud: shriveled = shriv-eld/shriv-elt -
    Joy Graham: Well jim it would depend on what is shuh-riv-uhld. Sounds to me like a dramatic pronunciation. -
    another jim: Probably best to just shrug (shuh-rug) it off and go about our business (biz-uh-ness)... -


Wendystreet: I hate to sound like a jerk, but the winners of the 5-7-5 contest were announced and the 1st place winner had six syllables in the opening line...I officially have my doubts that fanstory is very adequate at rating what is good & what isn't...just sayin'. I've only been on Fanstory for a month, but this seems like a pretty big oversight to me...unless our culture has changed the way we count syllables & I just didn't get the memo.