Anonymous  +  741817 Fri, 22 May 09 04:56 AM Are there any words, in English, where the letter 'w' is a vowel? As in the vowels are: a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y and w. Anonymous Vowels, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Philip  +  741860 Fri, 22 May 09 05:30 AM Long, long ago and far, far away, I once learned that w is really more often a part of a diphthong rather than a pure vowel.  How, cow, few.  Examples of when it is a consonant way, wizard.  The best way to tell is if it creates a separate syllable (consonant), or divides syllables.  If not, it is a "vowel' forming a diphthong.  There have been other discussions about this on these forums, but they are highly argumentative and often not very consistent.  Take a look at them if you'd like.   Likewise with y:  boy diphthong; yes consonant.  Kennedy (definitely a vowel). Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Vowels, Consonants, Diphthongs

	cwtch  +  741883 Fri, 22 May 09 05:46 AM  'W' came into English as a stand alone vowel through borrowed words from Welsh. A few of them surviven English today and are basically archaic and really only used for novelty.   cwm: A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream.   cwtch:  a hug or a safe place.   These are the only two that I know of that are accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary.   See my screen name.   Also, 'W' is part of a vowel diphong in words such as:  how, wow, pow, paw, raw ect.     cwtch Joined on Mon, May 18 2009 Full Member 279 I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Live free or die. Vowels, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	cwtch  +  743124 Sat, 23 May 09 12:19 AM cwtch “diphong ”     Should be dipthong.   Please excuse my typo's.  I was in a car accident and I'm having to type with one hand. cwtch