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2007-09-07 08:33:46 · 10 answers · asked by Eumie 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You're absolutely right about one thing -- Y is frequently used as a vowel... in fact, more often than as a consonant, since WHENEVER it appears in the middle or at the end of a syllable it marks a vowel sound.
But keep in mind that W can, similarly, sometimes mark a vowel sound, viz., a "u" sound. Part of the confusion on this letter is that in ENGLISH words "w" appearing 'by itself' NEVER marks a vowel sound. But it does do so in combination with other vowel sounds just before it -- examples: "law", "few", "allow" (cf. the same sounds represented by "u" in "laud", "feud", "aloud")
As for words like "cwm" -- this is actually a SCOTTISH word, and in Scottish "w" CAN appear as a vowel by itself. (When it does it makes the u/oo sound; thus "cwm" sounds like "coom".)
So you'll have to rule out words with BOTH w and y.
That leaves just one small set of words, a group that is typically used to imitate a sound (one example of which has already been mentioned):
brr, grr, hmm, sh(h), psst, tsk
(Some try to suggest that these are "not really words", though I cannot see any basis for saying that. They may be an unusual sort, but they certainly FUNCTION as words, have independent meaning, etc. !)
2007-09-08 15:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can find cwm, a glacial hollow on a hillside, & crwth, a type of stringed instrument, in a dictionary. They are both of Welsh origin & actually use a w as a vowel.
2007-09-07 08:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our language dictates there be at least one vowel in every word. Personally I think they took the easy way out and included the "y" like in why, where there wasn't a vowel there.
Other than that, I don't think so.
2007-09-07 08:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by J G 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes!!!!!!!!!!!
psst'' is a word according to dictionary.com. So, I guess psst is an English word that has no vowel sounds!!!! ;o)
2007-09-07 08:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm....that's an interesting question. I assume you mean accepted English words.
2007-09-07 08:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by ponyboy 81 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've seen 'cwm' in crossword puzzles before. Ugly word, isn't it?
2007-09-07 09:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by maddog27271 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my, by, sky, fly, hymn, rhythm, myth, sylph, and syzygy (the alignment of three celestial objects). These words contain the so-called semivowel y and none of the true vowels.
I really hope I helped!
xoxo
Edited:
sorry I didn't see the "or y"...
Maybe these:
Shhh! Grrr! Psst! Zzzz!
R they acceptable?
2007-09-07 09:18:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
sky
2007-09-07 09:03:58 · answer #8 · answered by jigs 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
how about abreviations like for example wtf did not mean to be bad or have a bad word...
2015-03-02 13:46:19 · answer #9 · answered by homeowner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no no
2013-10-19 23:44:01 · answer #10 · answered by Neelu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋