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The word Historical has 4 syllables, not 2 or 3 (HISS-tree, HISS-tuh-ree).

The O in history is either silent or a schwa (unstressed), whereas in historical it is stressed, so has an OR/AW sound (hiss-TOR-ih-kul).

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Q: What is the difference with the vowel in the word history as opposed to historical?
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