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on Dec 21, 2010
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Counting syllables in "fire" and other words
This is just a straight up [aU] diphthong, one syllable, in virtually every dictionary you can find. Certainly all the ones that use IPA. Same in my compact OED (the tiny-print one that comes with a magnifying glass).
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