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here is one I learned today
cwm: noun: A steep bowl-shaped mountain basin, carved by glaciers. Also known as cirque.
who knew.. thought I'd share, interested in more though..
:w:
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czgibson
08-14-2009, 07:10 PM
Greetings,
I'd argue the case for words like 'sky', 'fry' and 'fly', but some people think that's cheating.
Peace
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Muezzin
08-14-2009, 07:37 PM
'Rythm' isn't cheating. :)
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lol good job.. how about the other form lurkers?
and isn't 'Y' technically a vowel?
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GreyKode
08-14-2009, 07:58 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by
Gossamer skye
lol good job.. how about the other form lurkers?
and isn't 'Y' technically a vowel?
I GOT IT
tattara .... "Pls" as in : Pls open the door for me
:P
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rofl that doesn't count...
all my life I racked my brain for one english word that doesn't contain vowels. (in the U.S technically' a Y can be used as a vowel.. if you can think of such a useless occupation of the brain.. so today voila I learn 'cwm' and I am elated.. I think I can now go to my grave for I have seen everything, but first I must share the good news as one often likes to do when they have found an answer...
:w:
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czgibson
08-14-2009, 08:17 PM
Greetings,
format_quote Originally Posted by
Muezzin
'Rythm' isn't cheating. :)
Or even 'rhythm'.
Rhythm
Has
Your
Two
Hips
Moving.
I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself. :hiding:
Great example, though. :thumbs_up
format_quote Originally Posted by Gossamer Skye
all my life I racked my brain for one english word that doesn't contain vowels. (in the U.S technically' a Y can be used as a vowel.. if you can think of such a useless occupation of the brain.. so today voila I learn 'cwm' and I am elated.. I think I can now go to my grave for I have seen everything, but first I must share the good news as one often likes to do when they have found an answer...
See
here for more on this if you're interested.
in the U.S technically' a Y can be used as a vowel..
There is no real consensus, as far as I know.
if you can think of such a useless occupation of the brain..
I'm sure the world's linguistics community will thank you for your vote of confidence.
Peace
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Muezzin
08-14-2009, 08:19 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by
czgibson
Greetings,
Or even 'rhythm'.
Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving.
I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself. :hiding:
I keep having these 'bloody idiot' moments. It's a wonder my face isn't currently smeared across several lamp posts.
format_quote Originally Posted by
Gossamer skye
rofl that doesn't count...
all my life I racked my brain for one english word that doesn't contain vowels. (in the U.S technically' a Y can be used as a vowel.. if you can think of such a useless occupation of the brain.. so today voila I learn 'cwm' and I am elated.. I think I can now go to my grave for I have seen everything, but first I must share the good news as one often likes to do when they have found an answer...
:w:
That's because US English is wrong. :p
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rk9414
08-14-2009, 08:26 PM
hmm, mmm, shh, tsk tsk, pwn
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Grofica
08-14-2009, 08:33 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by
czgibson
There is no real consensus, as far as I know.
Yes there is a consensus... Y is a vowel.... in school its A E I O U and sometimes Y. its not can be used as a vowel... its just it is sometimes. and for the record. EVERY english word has a vowel it is impossible to say the word if it has no vowel... Or thats according to my teachers...
and cwm is said like KUM... so i am guessing (because its a weird brittish word) the W is acting like the vowel.... you can hear it on webster...
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cwm :shade:
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Muezzin
08-14-2009, 08:37 PM
Etymology of 'cwm' is Welsh. Thought so.
Also, does 'YHWH' count? Or is that simply an acronym?
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format_quote Originally Posted by
czgibson
Greetings,
Or even 'rhythm'.
Rhythm
Has
Your
Two
Hips
Moving.
I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself. :hiding:
Great example, though. :thumbs_up
See
here for more on this if you're interested.
There is no real consensus, as far as I know.
I'm sure the world's linguistics community will thank you for your vote of confidence.
Peace
good old wiki.. why didn't I think of that..
thanks. .. how scarce they are.. I do love words...and odd numbers but that is a topic for another day and another thread...
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format_quote Originally Posted by
Muezzin
Etymology of 'cwm' is Welsh. Thought so.
Also, does 'YHWH' count? Or is that simply an acronym?
that is the the Sacred Tetragrammaton, you are not allowed to say God's name apparently in one version of the OT of course in others Elohim is used... I learned that from Br. Yusuf yesterday..
:w:
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czgibson
08-14-2009, 09:21 PM
Greetings,
format_quote Originally Posted by
Grofica
Yes there is a consensus... Y is a vowel.... in school its A E I O U and sometimes Y. its not can be used as a vowel... its just it is sometimes. and for the record. EVERY english word has a vowel it is impossible to say the word if it has no vowel... Or thats according to my teachers...
The difficulty is that a vowel is a sound, not a letter. There is no doubt that 'y' can be used as a vowel, people just differ on whether it should be included in the list of vowels because it is used as a consonant at other times.
It's not a huge worry, though, really. :)
Peace
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TRYST Feast ur eyes on that
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lol.. I can tell that just came to you probably after visiting the thread about the husband who got kissed by two random chics with kissing fever...
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Grofica
08-14-2009, 10:40 PM
dude y is so a vowel....
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format_quote Originally Posted by
Gossamer skye
lol.. I can tell that just came to you probably after visiting the thread about the husband who got kissed by two random chics with kissing fever...
lol, oh no I am becoming transparrent on an anonymous forum !!:D
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format_quote Originally Posted by
Grofica
dude y is so a vowel....
y wrong y know
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format_quote Originally Posted by
Tony
lol, oh no I am becoming transparrent on an anonymous forum !!:D
no, it is me, I am that good :D
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Banu_Hashim
08-15-2009, 12:16 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by
Gossamer skye
lol good job.. how about the other form lurkers?
and isn't 'Y' technically a vowel?
I think it's a special type vowel. Honorary vowel if you like. And, as i've just found out, vowels are sounds rather than letters of the alphabet.
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Santoku
08-15-2009, 02:47 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by
Gossamer skye
here is one I learned today
cwm: noun: A steep bowl-shaped mountain basin, carved by glaciers. Also known as cirque.
who knew.. thought I'd share, interested in more though..
:w:
Why.........sorry - couldn't resist it.
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S.Belle
01-03-2011, 03:20 AM
Tv, dvd, vcr, cd....
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Rafeeq
01-03-2011, 07:33 AM
RT, MT, PT, VT
(Although these are abbreviations)
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Muhaba
01-03-2011, 07:50 AM
shhhhhh that's a word without a vowel
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IAmZamzam
01-05-2011, 06:45 PM
Official English words always have vowel sounds but I do know of one word which does not have the letters A, E, I, O, U, or Y: "crwth". (It rhymes with "booth".) It means "crowd", and given that they both start with "cr" and are five letters long I suspect it may be a variant of the word carried over from Middle English.
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