2007-03-02 11:27:20 · 19 answers · asked by yobro 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
rhythm
2007-03-02 11:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by mat l 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are no words without vowels in the English language, except a few sounds like "grrr" and "psst." These are not standard words, but onomatopoeia.
Note that Y (along with W, N and others) can be used as a vowel, so a word like "rhythm" has a vowel (Y) in it. Even Welsh words have W vowels.
If there are no vowels in a word, it cannot be pronounced. Vowels open the mouth to let air out. Consonants close off the air flow in some way. So by definition, all English words (note the onomatopoeia exceptions above, which are sounds, not words) MUST have a vowel.
2007-03-02 11:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Crwth.' It's in the fat dictionaries at my school; I think it means some kind of a harp from Yugoslavia or some country with a really long name. It's not 'rhythm' because 'y' can be used as a vowel. Although technically so can 'w' but that's not the point. Maybe try 'tsk' or 'hn' or maybe 'grrr' and 'psst.' Otherwise, the English language is vowellessless.
2007-03-02 11:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by LOLxxxA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a trick question if you stick to strictly to English words, all the answers have the letter "y" in them and "y" can both be a vowel or a consonant.
2007-03-02 11:37:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Twyndyllyngs.
It comes from Welsh and is obviously rare, but it does appear in the Oxford English Dictionary.
It turns out that "twyndyllyng" (singular) is a 15th century spelling of the word "twinling," which means, in modern English, "twin."
2007-03-02 11:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rhythm
2007-03-02 11:30:06 · answer #6 · answered by quiescent_soul 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Y is also considered a vowel now. How about ...tsk. It's not very long, but it's a word.
2007-03-02 11:38:39 · answer #7 · answered by Wilhelmina F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All these answers are good, but the way I see it, the Y in all of them would be considered a vowel, not a consonant, unless its actually pronounced yuh, not "ih" or "why"
2007-03-02 11:39:19 · answer #8 · answered by camerayea 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm doesn't work. Y is a vowel as well as a consonant.
2007-03-02 11:37:44 · answer #9 · answered by Mr Wisdom 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there's a village in Wales that runs to about 13 vowel-free letters, but can't remember it. Maybe that doesnt count.
2007-03-02 11:31:40 · answer #10 · answered by Transuranic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rhythm
2007-03-02 11:30:38 · answer #11 · answered by mark d 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋