Can you find some English words with no vowels?

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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..

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Greetings,

I'd argue the case for words like 'sky', 'fry' and 'fly', but some people think that's cheating.

Peace
 
lol good job.. how about the other form lurkers?
and isn't 'Y' technically a vowel?
 
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...

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Greetings,

Muezzin said:
'Rythm' isn't cheating. :)
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Or even 'rhythm'.



Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving.



I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself. :hiding:

Great example, though. :thumbs_up

Gossamer Skye said:
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...
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See here for more on this if you're interested.

in the U.S technically' a Y can be used as a vowel..
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There is no real consensus, as far as I know.

if you can think of such a useless occupation of the brain..
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I'm sure the world's linguistics community will thank you for your vote of confidence.

Peace
 
czgibson said:
Greetings,



Or even 'rhythm'.



Rhythm Has Your Two Hips Moving.



I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself. :hiding:
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I keep having these 'bloody idiot' moments. It's a wonder my face isn't currently smeared across several lamp posts.

Gossamer skye said:
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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That's because US English is wrong. :p
 
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czgibson said:
There is no real consensus, as far as I know.
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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:
 
Etymology of 'cwm' is Welsh. Thought so.

Also, does 'YHWH' count? Or is that simply an acronym?
 
czgibson said:
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
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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...
 
Muezzin said:
Etymology of 'cwm' is Welsh. Thought so.

Also, does 'YHWH' count? Or is that simply an acronym?
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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..

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Greetings,
Grofica said:
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...
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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
 
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...
 
Gossamer skye said:
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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lol, oh no I am becoming transparrent on an anonymous forum !!:D
 

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