10 May 2006, 15:27
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Re: Dace Paradise
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Originally Posted by Achilles
'y' is a vowel.
The orthographic definition of what a vowel is states: a vowel is a letter or other symbol representing a vowel sound, as, in English, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
How about 'cwm', a word derived from Welsh meaning Mountain Basin. I'm always shocked by how many words Welsh folk have for where they keep their sheep.
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Y is the "oh I really couldn't be bothered vowel".
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