It often sounds that way to me. I use it as one syllable in poetry because that's what's usually done, and I can pronounce it in such a way that it's reduced if I want to, but otherwise it often feels like two syllables. Same goes with words like "fire", "hour", etc.Feels like "ouwer", sometimes.
I don't know if common is the right word here. I would examine where the stress falls first. I would say that if the stress falls on "our", it would sound as a double. If on the other hand the stress is on the sibling word it would be mono. Needs more study.I know, but it's much more common as one syllable.
No, but he's kind of the standard for "traditional poetry".Yeah but Shakespeare is not the source of truth for modern English.
That sounds possible.I don't know if common is the right word here. I would examine where the stress falls first. I would say that if the stress falls on "our", it would sound as a double. If on the other hand the stress is on the sibling word it would be mono. Needs more study.