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But verbal philosophy with five-syllable German words isn't any more illuminating.
Caldwell, Hayek, and Math, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Sometimes we joke about it, and combine all three of our last names into a hyphenated, five-syllable conglomeration it could easily be worse than five syllables, you know.
Kristin Tennant: What's In A Name? Kristin Tennant 2011
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I realize that this is nitpicky, but why is it necessary to make a five-syllable word out of “irrelevance”?
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Sometimes we joke about it, and combine all three of our last names into a hyphenated, five-syllable conglomeration it could easily be worse than five syllables, you know.
Kristin Tennant: What's In A Name? Kristin Tennant 2011
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The deep five-syllable boom that came out of Hank emerged with the force of a tidal wave that rattled my teeth, flattened everything in its path, shook the building, and—from the sound of glass breaking—popped several windows in the tower.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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The deep five-syllable boom that came out of Hank emerged with the force of a tidal wave that rattled my teeth, flattened everything in its path, shook the building, and—from the sound of glass breaking—popped several windows in the tower.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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The deep five-syllable boom that came out of Hank emerged with the force of a tidal wave that rattled my teeth, flattened everything in its path, shook the building, and—from the sound of glass breaking—popped several windows in the tower.
The Darkest Edge of Dawn Kelly Gay 2010
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For example, “patriotism,” a five-syllable word, has been replaced with BushLove.
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He found himself in his office with fingers extended, counting out the five-syllable, seven-syllable, five-syllable meter of the three-line poems.
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There's no need to use five-syllable words to wow the readers.
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