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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Y - Letter with an identity crisis #85292 11/01/2002 1:15 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Y is a dipthong, actually two vowels strung together. Say "you" slowly. eee-ooo. Say "yet" slowly -- eee et. W is similar. There is no consonant sound. Example "won't". 000 ohnt. Weather ooo-ether. Neither w or y are consonants. edited: diphthong. A typo, really it was! TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Y - Letter with an identity crisis C J Strolin 11/01/2002 12:14 AM Re: Y - Letter with an identity crisis Buffalo Shrdlu 11/01/2002 12:17 AM Re: Y - Letter with an identity crisis TEd Remington 11/01/2002 1:15 AM Re: Y - Letter with an identity crisis Faldage 11/01/2002 11:36 AM Call me dense, but... C J Strolin 11/01/2002 9:22 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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