Previous experiments have shown that the latency for the initiation of pronunciation of words and 2-digit numbers depends on the number of syllables to be named. However, L. Henderson, M. Coltheart, and D. Woodhouse (see record) have shown that the presence of decades (e.g., 20 or 30) was confounded with syllables in the number studies. The present experiment successfully replicated the naming latency effect for number stimuli while controlling for this variable. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)