Guest  +  36059 Tue, 06 Jul 04 03:26 AM In english isn't y and w considered vowels sometimes Guest Vowels

	anon1  +  36060 Tue, 06 Jul 04 03:57 AM In english isn't y and w considered vowels sometimes Yes, "y" is sometimes considered a vowel. But not "w". W is always a consonant. Do you have a word in mind where you think that "w" might be a vowel? If you do, come back and let us know which word confuses you. We will help you to better understand why "w" is not a vowel. The English vowels are as follows: a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes "y". I can't think of too many words where "y" is a vowel. But here is one word: synonym. In both cases, the "y" functions as an "i". I am sure that there are many other words where "y" acts as a vowel too. I hope that helps. anon1 Joined on Fri, Jul 2 2004 Senior Member 2,049 Synonyms, Vowels, Consonants

	miriam  +  36065 Tue, 06 Jul 04 06:07 AM Hi, Guest. From the point of view of phonetics, that is, taking into account how these letters sound, "y" and "w" are called "approximants" or "semivowels" in English. We are referring here to the sounds, not to their graphic representation. There are also 12 vowel sounds and 8 dipthongs (or 9, depending on the author). Miriam miriam Joined on Mon, May 10 2004 Argentina Regular Member 821 "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato Vowels, Phonetics, Approximants

	Teentitans  +  350130 Thu, 12 Apr 07 11:48 PM Hey, vowels are only 5 letters and they are a,e,i,o,u. "y" may have become a substitute for some vowels, say, rhythm,shy,fly,sky, but, i dont think they are vowels Teentitans Joined on Thu, Apr 12 2007 Philippines New Member 01 Vowels

	CalifJim  +  350153 Fri, 13 Apr 07 01:23 AM In [ E ]nglish is[are]n't y and w considered vowels sometimes[?] Yes.  That is certainly true. See Post:61314. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,474 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche