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Anonymous,
2 yr 284 days ago
W is considered a vowel only because of words like "hollow" and "follow" and "mellow". In the soda, Mello Yello, they don't put the w's, why? because you don't need them to make the "O" sound. It's not "hollowuh", and people who drink the soda don't spaz when there's no w on the end. it doesn't change the pronunciation at all. this is where w would be considered a vowel. Some people also consider it to be a vowel in "cow" beacause essentially the w is taking the place of a u (as in the ou in house). Again, it's not "cowuh". Why don't they buy y's on Wheel of Fortune...do you have an answer for that?? "One who laughs at an apple for not having seeds has yet to meet one."
Anonymous,
2 yr 266 days ago
I discovered that the letter "W" is a vowel when My chlildern were learning the game "Hooked on Phonics". Be wise and make the Bet.
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CalifJim
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Fri, 13 Apr 07 01:19 AM
| people who drink the soda don't spaz when there's no w on the
end. it
doesn't change the pronunciation at all. this is where w would be
considered a vowel. |
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So if you drop a final w, then the
pronunciation doesn't change, you say? And that's why w isn't a
vowel. I see.
-- I'd like a fe copies of this recipe.
-- Ho soon do you want it done?
-- Right no, please.
-- Is it a ne recipe?
-- Yes, it's a ne recipe for ste.
Hmm. I guess by that logic w isn't a vowel.
Why don't they buy y's on Wheel of Fortune...do you have an answer for that??
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According to the official rules of Wheel of Fortune only A, E,
I, O, and U (fiive of the seven vowel letters) can be bought in that
game. There is nothing in the rules that says only those five
letters are vowels, nor does there need to be. It's a game, not a
classroom.
CJ
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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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Anonymous,
2 yr 183 days ago
Oh my god my three year old is being taught that w is a vowel and I wanted her to show me where its listed as a vowel. And now I find this! I think is not a good idea because public school dont teach this Or do it? How can we help our children if the vowels have change? Oh by the way I am 43yrs
Anonymous,
2 yr 166 days ago
Dear Cyndi: You have actually asked two questions in your posting: (1) Is the letter w a vowel? and (2) For how long have schools been teaching that the letter w is a vowel? Regarding (1), the answer is that w can be both a vowel and a consonant. Regarding (2), at least since 1861 in the United States. My proof is the following: I quote from an American English grammar textbook from the year 1861: What I find particularly interesting about the following section I quote is that, at the very end of it, the author points out that the letters u and i as well can be either vowels or consonants. "The vowels are a, e, i, o, u; also w and y, when not followed by a vowel sound in the same syllable [emphasis added]. "They can be sounded alone, and represent each several inarticulate elementary sounds. (Except w.) "Ex. -- F ate, f are, f at, f ar, f all; m e, m et; f ine, f in, fat igue; n o, n ot, d ove, pr ove, b ook; use, us, f ull; c ity, cr y; br ow, d ew, b oy. "The consonants are all the letters except the vowels. "They are so called because they can not be sounded alone; or rather, when they are uttered alone, the sound of a vowel is always heard with them. "Ex.-- B, c, d, f, m, k, are pronouned as if written be, se, de, ef, em, ka. " W or y is a consant when a vowel sound follows it in the same syllable; as in water, young, year, Iowa, Buynan. U and i are consonants when equivalent to the consants w and y; as in persuade, poniard.-- X=ks, gz, or z; as in tax, exalt, Xerxes."
Anonymous,
2 yr 75 days ago
Yes, W is a Vowel. The show Jeopardy had the final Jeopardy question as. A, E, I, O, U, Y and this letter are the Vowels in the English Language. All the contestants got the correct answer, W. If Jeopardy says W is an English Vowel, then W is a Vowel.
Anonymous,
2 yr 63 days ago
| I am in college and have to do a lesson plan using Y and W as vowels. I was a little surprised also , since i am 46 years old and wasn't taught this either. |
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Anonymous,
2 yr 63 days ago
"W" is definitely not a vowel.
Anonymous,
2 yr 59 days ago
Why then is a "y" used in the words MY, BY, TRY, etc. if it is not a vowel (sometimes). All English words must contain at least one vowel..so I am told.
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