I think one-syllable “fire” is more common in British English. (When I have access to a more convenient Web browser than my phone’s, if I remember to, I’ll dig up relevant posts from John C. Wells’s blog.)
I think one-syllable “fire” is more common in British English. (When I have access to a more convenient Web browser than my phone’s, if I remember to, I’ll dig up relevant posts from John C. Wells’s blog.)