On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 3:47 PM, <an5.sprite@gmail.com> wrote:
> Now let us hear from the
> OXFORD dictionary:
>
> Is the letter Y a vowel or a consonant?
> .... Whether the letter Y is a vowel or a
> consonant is therefore rather an arbitrary decision. The letter is
> probably more often used as a vowel, ....
>
O.K, now, let's move om to "w":
Is English a living language? If so, we must accept that it takes words
from other languages and turns them into English words. In particular,
Welsh words have found their way into English, the word "cwm" (pronounced
coom) being one. Since one never sees "cwm" italicized it has been accepted
as and English word. Therefore the letter 'w' can also be considered a
vowel.
Hal
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