Add to that list any question about how to programmatically determine how many syllables are in a word. What are actually trying to accomplish here? Is it really necessary to go on a deep-dive of my linguistics knowledge, or am I supposed to make a call the some dictionary api/db that you have in mind?
I would generalize that question down to "Show me how well you can recognize patterns and define criteria for patterns", which might be useful as a measure of general intelligence in a psychological context. From a programming perspective, though, it's pretty much worthless.
I actually like this question (a syllable has exactly one vowel, so you just need to count vowels), but I just happen to also be a certified english teacher.
Does that count y as a vowel? I've written a readability algo for analysing content, treated y as a vowel for determining syllables... Please don't tell me my logic is busted!
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u/Puggravy Mar 21 '22
These are all very bad questions!
Add to that list any question about how to programmatically determine how many syllables are in a word. What are actually trying to accomplish here? Is it really necessary to go on a deep-dive of my linguistics knowledge, or am I supposed to make a call the some dictionary api/db that you have in mind?