The only word that I know of (American Heritage Dictionary now recognizes it) without a written vowel is "nth". Don't forget, Anon, that y sometimes serves as a vowel, not just a demi-vowel.

This has already been asked somewhere. There are no English words in use that have no vowel sounds. i think you will find there is eg, shy What sound do you associate with the "y" in "shy"? For

This has already been asked somewhere. There are no English words in use that have no vowel sounds. i think you will find there is eg, shy

Very interesting. Phonemes helped me a lot, but if I had known the expression "un" I might have understood correctly. From Longman: (BrE spoken) a short form of 'one', used to say that someone or something is good, bad etc. As

Instead of worrying about perceptions (auditory phonetics), try to produce variations (articulatory phonetics): how to produce a fronted /u:/ ? That seems a very good idea. I think I might try to change from one vowel to the other by

No there is no rule.The two words have the same meaning, 'whilst' is the older version (some dictionaries list it as obsolete) and it usually appears only in formal or poetic writing. If you stick to 'while' you won't ever

What is the longest word without a vowel? Come again??? http://www.englishforums.com/English/LongestWordWithoutVowels/bbjkk/post.htm http://www.englishforums.com/English/6LetterWordWithNoVowels/jmjhk/post.htm

What is the longest word without a vowel?

Focus on the variation of vowels in various accents: phonetic differences. Sometimes, you can see phonemic differences as is the case between BrE and AmE. Most of the transcriptions are broad, like the ones we see in dictionaries. Mastering

I thank you all for your effort to help me and of course for your time... I think my questions were answered. Especially a reply by Marvin A. completely answered my questions. What pronunciation to choose depends on what American accent you want