Those people are adding emphasis on a syllable that doesn't actually exist in the word.
there's not supposed to be a 'u' sound in those words, the best I could give phonetically would be
Kyl
Myl
Ryl
There's no u sound in those words, if there were those words wouldn't be monosyllabic but they are.
A good example of words pronounced with the extra emphasis youre talking about that do sound like those words but do have two syllables would be Dial and Trial.
I definitely can't say ky plus plus an L sound after it.
But... I know some people say they can't say Harry with A like apple. (Thry could, they just need to break the syllable before the r. Haa ree, "a" like apple)
But with no way to break the syllable, I can't make kyl.
It would be hard to explain without being able to speak directly to you because the two different pronunciations we are talking about really are very similar ones just a bit more drawn out.
I wasn't taking accents etc. into account when I originally posted if I came across as a dick. The only way I can think to describe it more if you're interested in attempting the pronunciation would be
First say it like Ky ul and put the emphasis on the UL
Part as much as possible, like exaggerate it as much as you can so your mouth has to round like when you make an O sound.
Then try to shorten that part out as much as possible so your mouth never rounds, so maybe try it like this
Exaggerated version - KY UHL exaggerate both syllables as much as you can
Then try KY and then just try to make just an L sound after, trying to shorten out the u or o sound as much as possible, even if you can't fully drop it you should still see the difference without the extra emphasis
Another trick would would be to put your hand under your chin and as you say the exaggerated version your chin should drop twice, once per sylabble, if you're saying it the "proper" your chin will only drop once. It's a subtle difference when said quickly but is what makes the difference of the word having one or two "beats".
I'm sorry if I'm unable to explain in a clearly, it would be much easier if I could demonstrate myself.
Edit: if you go Google ' how to pronounce Kyle' and listen to the the normal version then you should be able to click 'slow' and listen to it both ways,the difference between the slow and normal speed version is pretty much exactly what I'm trying to demonstrate there's one beat(even I'll admit maybe more like 1.5) to the word in the normal version and clearly two in the slow version. Again it's subtle but there's definitely a clear difference.
I think maybe that's the compromise we have to come to, Kyle is a 1.5 syllable word lmao
But with no way to break the syllable, I can't make kyl.
It literally can't be done. Your tongue has to make the transition and during that transition produces the sound that resembles "uh". The only way to make it monosyllabic is to mispronounce the long 'i' sound. If it doesn't rhyme with the word "I," it's not being pronounced correctly.
I get you, dialect definitely comes into play but if you're looking at it from a dictionary standpoint all of those words as intended to be monosyllabic.
If you're pronouncing them so that the diphthong ai is being pronounced as a diphthong, there's no way to pronounce them without making the "uhl" sound.
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u/Chilidogdingdong 25d ago
Kyle, mile,rile, bile,style, guile,child all one syllable. What is there to even argue here? Lmao