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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

W as a vowel

Are there any words, in English, where the letter 'w' is a vowel? As in the vowels are: a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y and w.
  

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Long, long ago and far, far away, I once learned that w is really more often a part of a diphthong rather than a pure vowel. Ho w , co w , fe w . Examples of when it is a consonant w ay, w izard.

— Philip

  • Long, long ago and far, far away, I once learned that w is really more often a part of a diphthong rather than a pure vowel.
  • Ho w , co w , fe w .
  • Examples of when it is a consonant w ay, w izard.
  • The best way to tell is if it creates a separate syllable (consonant), or divides syllables.
  • If not, it is a "vowel' forming a diphthong.
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Long, long ago and far, far away, I once learned that w is really more often a part of a diphthong rather than a pure vowel. How, cow, few. Examples of when it is a consonant way, wizard. The best way to tell is if it creates a separate syllable (consonant), or divides syllables. If not, it is a "vowel' forming a diphthong. There have been other disc
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'W' came into English as a stand alone vowel through borrowed words from Welsh. A few of them surviven English today and are basically archaic and really only used for novelty.

cwm: A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream.

cwtch: a hug or a safe place.

These are the only
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cwtchdiphong

Should be dipthong.

Please excuse my typo's. I was in a car accident and I'm having to type with one hand.
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