English Language & Usage Asked on March 10, 2021
Is there a standard poetic contraction for the word “holiest”? I wish to contract it to two syllables, such that it reads “HOLE-yist”. Should this be spelled “hol’est”? Or even “hol’iest”?
Would be very grateful for a reference to a poem where this contraction is used.
In his famous hymn "Praise to the Holiest in the height", Cardinal Newman evidently regarded it as a two-syllable word and didn't use any written contraction. All the verses have an 8-6-8-6 syllable pattern.
Correct answer by Kate Bunting on March 10, 2021
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