{"id":8200,"date":"2024-03-29T19:59:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8200"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:22:22","slug":"what-is-syllabification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-syllabification","title":{"rendered":"Understanding syllabification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Knowing how to count syllables is an important part of writing and speaking English. Every word has at least one syllable, and words with more than one syllable can be separated to clearly show how many there are. By using a process called syllabification, you can pull apart the syllables in each word with ease. 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