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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Writing words without vowels.

I understand that the letter "Y' is considered a vowel but not a "true vowel" but what if you wanted to write a word or name ending in "Y" without using any vowels? Do you write the "Y"?
  

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I don't really understand your question. Why would one want to write a word or name without using any vowels, particularly one ending in the vowel /i/?

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  • I don't really understand your question.
  • Why would one want to write a word or name without using any vowels, particularly one ending in the vowel /i/?
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I don't really understand your question. Why would one want to write a word or name without using any vowels, particularly one ending in the vowel /i/?
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Do you mean writing names like Cindy, Candy, Mandy or Mindy as cnd, mnd?
The ending "y" is a vowel sound.

"Y" has a consonant sound in the words yet, and yes.
"Y" is first a consonant sound, and then a vowel sound in "yummy."
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Yes, would Candy be written as Cnd or Cndy? I understand that the ending "Y" has a vowel sound but I've read things saying that "Y" is really a consonant but it can take the place of a vowel sound. Does this only matter when words are spoken or is it the same for when words are written? Does "Y" get treated as a consonant or vowel?
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AnonymousYes, would Candy be written as Cnd or Cndy?
You still haven't explained why you would want to write a name without vowels.
AnonymousDoes "Y" get treated as a consonant or vowel?
The sound represented in writing by the letter Y may be consonant-like, as 'yet', or a vowel, as in 'Candy', as AS explained.
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We recognize a vowel by how the sound is made.
  • A vowel sound is continuous. You can "sing it" as long as you have air in your lungs.
  • A vowel sound is voiced (your voice box vibrates when you make a vowel sound)
  • A vowel sound is produced with an open vocal tract. There are no "stops" such as your lips or tongue which move or close to make the sound.
Vowel sound
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AlpheccaStarYou cannot write the name Candy without a vowel. If you write "cnd" then you have a single-syllable name, but the real name is two syllables. If you write '"cndy", then you are writing a letter with a vowel sound.
I know that you typically wouldn't write Candy that way, but if you wanted to write a word that ends in "Y" without using an
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Will you please explain why you want to write words without vowels.
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Wll, lphccStrs nd hv tld y whn Y s vwl.
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