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Unprlld Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is it a fact?

One of my friend told me that we can't build any word without the use vowels.I believe he is correct.
Do we have any exceptions?
  

Top answer

There are exceptions. In English all words have a vowel or the letter Y. Rythm sky Gypsy are examples

— LouiseT

  • There are exceptions.
  • In English all words have a vowel or the letter Y.
  • Rythm sky Gypsy are examples
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There are exceptions. In English all words have a vowel or the letter Y.

Rythm
sky
Gypsy

are examples
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I would consider Y a vowel in those words.
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khoffI would consider Y a vowel in those words.
Same here. Any letter that represents a vowel sound would be a vowel according to most definitions.

CJ
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Yes the traditional teaching on vowels goes like this:

"a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y and w."

Y is definitely a vowel whenever it is used as a vowel, as in 'sky'.

Y is a consonant in the word 'yellow' but it is definitely a vowel in the word 'sunny'.

I believe every English word requires a vowel. If there is any exception, it is most likely so obscure that it
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What about "cwm"? (Rhymes with "broom".) It's from Welsh, and I think it means "valley."
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An anglicized foreign word? Not English? Emotion: smile ..... BUT ... YES indeed, this could be a case where 'w' becomes a vowel, per my previous
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