How should I pronounce {} for one syllable?
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How should I pronounce {} for one syllable? Also, "escapes infinity" is 6 syllables,
Well I've taken poetic license, where {} and () are kept silent. :-) As far as syllable count goes, it's a tough one, but slur your syllables to conform to 5-7-5, it can be done. The added s, to make escape an active verb, make escapes a 3 in my mind. Es scape ss :-)
the why el 1 loop
es cape s in fin i ty
by tran scend ing time
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You can make the second line work without torturing the language. Conjugating "Escape" traditionally, you get
I escape
Thou escapest
He, she or it escapeth
So if you use real English, the second line could be written as
escapeth infinity
Proper English results in proper scansion and the prosody you want. If only more people spoke proper English. If only I spoke Perl half as well as I speak English! :-) And this post would be formatted much better if only I spoke HTML.
Regards,
John Davies
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