[identity profile] rm.livejournal.com 2009-07-26 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I think you're right about what you're hearing, but that level of elision still makes it into the two-syllable category for me.

[identity profile] tacittype.livejournal.com 2009-07-26 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent news - I'm not going mad. Two syllables it is!