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With network shows, writers can be so protective of every syllable.

- Michael Shanks

I try to write conversationally; I try to write like people speak and put the emphasis on the right syllable.

- Don Henley

It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.

- Kate Smith

The book is your book. You have been responsible for every single thing on every page, every comma, every syllable is your work.

- Paul Auster

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.

- Victor Hugo

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America`s most precious discoveries and possessions.

- Ambrose Bierce