Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Three Sore Backs on Bremer Pond

Heck if I know. I think "Ichthyusiast" is actually a 4 1/2 syllable word a la "Ick - thyewwwwww - zee - est". Half syllable words are common in this part of Ahia. For example, my hometown of Newark is pronounced not "New - erk: (2 syllables), not "Nerk" (1 syllable), but rather "Nuherrk" (1 1/2 syllables).

But go ahead and ask DD - he constructs his very own 5 letter words.