straightupanddown
The word 'straight-up-and-down' is a compound adverb/adjective. Syllable division follows compound word rules, separating the constituent parts. Primary stress falls on 'straight', with secondary stress on 'and'. The phonetic realization may include a glottal stop between 'up' and 'and'.
Definitions
- 1
Directly, honestly, without reservation; in a frank and straightforward manner.
“He gave me a straight-up-and-down answer.”
“It was a straight-up-and-down decision.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('straight'). Secondary stress falls on 'and'. The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
straight — Closed syllable, primary stress.. up — Open syllable, unstressed.. and — Open syllable, secondary stress.. down — Open syllable, unstressed.
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Compound Word Division
Divided between constituent parts (straight, up, and, down).
Open Syllables
Syllables ending in a vowel sound are considered open (up, and, down).
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable (str in straight).
- The glottal stop /ʔ/ is often inserted between 'up' and 'and' in casual speech, but doesn't affect syllable division.
- The hyphenated nature of the word influences the naturalness of syllable division.
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