rhythm
2007-03-02 11:38:17
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answer #1
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answered by mat l 3
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Vowels are letters of the alphabet that generally stand for sounds made with an open or partially open mouth: A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y (as in style), therefore it may not be possible to have a word in the English language without a vowel. In English we can make up words but it is best to follow some of the rules of making up words, such as, is it grammatically correct? No word within it is repeated. All consecutive word pairs are meaningful.
So think up a word or combination of words and see if you can't make a word that will be acceptable. :-)
Longest word in the world is:
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koristehedelmäkaramellimassatuotevalvontalaitteisto-
testauslaboratoriokäyttökertatulitikkuviinapiilohomo-
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ristikkokilpajuoksuhiekka-aavikkoluonto-ohjelmauusinta-
vaalikokousedustusmeno-paluuruuhkabussivuoropysäköinti-
sakkolihakoukkuselkänahkavyöruusukasvimaamunajuustomaito-
rasvaimunestepinta-alahuulipunakampelaverkkomahalasku-
harjoituskrapula-aamukampapellavaöljykriisiapukeinolonkkalepo-
lomarusketusrajatietoteollisuuskiinteistömarkkinointi-
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kilta-aktiivihiiliteräsbetonivalurautaristisiitoshärkä-
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ryhmätyömyyrävuosikurssikirjapainopistetulotukivarsikenkä-
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asevarikkopilttuu
This word has exactly 1787 letters.
The word is made possible by the grammatical rules of the Finnish language. Finnish uses compound words instead of prepositions to describe complicated things.
2007-03-02 19:52:49
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answer #2
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answered by Catie I 5
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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 19:35:46
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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Twyndyllyngs (which means 'Twins'), twelve letters long, is the longest word in the English language without any of the five main vowels.
An eleven letter word with this property is the singular form, twyndyllyng.
An eight letter word with this property is symphysy. Seven letter words with this property include gypsyfy, gypsyry, nymphly, and rhythms.
2007-03-02 19:37:49
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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Twyndyllyngs: twelve letters long, is the longest word in the English language without any of the five main vowels.
2007-03-02 19:35:15
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answer #5
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answered by airam 4
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The longest word is TWYNDYLLYNGS
Twyndyllyngs is the longest word in English that doesn't contain one of the five vowels (AEIOU). 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 19:37:58
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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The longest common word without any of the five vowels is RHYTHMS, but there are longer rare words: SYMPHYSY, NYMPHLY, GYPSYRY, GYPSYFY, and TWYNDYLLYNGS. WPPWRMWSTE and GLYCYRRHIZIN are long words with very few vowels.
that is of course.. if we ignore the "sometimes Y"
2007-03-02 19:39:11
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answer #7
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answered by levowen 2
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"airam" is correct! the longest word without vowels is actually 12 letters long and is "twyndyllyngs"!
check it on rinkworks.com/words/oddities.shtml
2007-03-02 19:45:48
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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Twyndyllyngs.... 12 letters, longest word without the major 5 vowels...a,e,i,o,u.......
2007-03-02 19:37:10
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answer #9
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answered by JustJen 5
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Rhythm
2007-03-02 19:32:28
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answer #10
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answered by gav 4
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If it was a word, it would have vowels.
2007-03-02 21:32:49
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answer #11
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answered by Anonymous
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