A E I O U And Sometimes Y And W?
Well... I just got back from Cross Country practice, and it was exhausting. We did a run known as Water Tower. It has a gigantic hill, and today was very hot. My calfs were burning running up that hill. Ah well, I figure I will just sit here and rot away at my computer. I've got a new comic idea, so that will keep me occupied. Some friends and I are also going to see The Dark Knight, tonight. Expect a review shortly afterwords.
Something is troubling my dad and I. He claims that when he was a kid, his grade school taught the children the following; "♪A E I O U and sometimes Y and W♪" Catchy, it rhymes. But it doesn't make sense. I always remembered the less exciting "A E I O U and sometimes Y" That makes sense. You have words like Why, Fly, Cry, and Zzyzx.
My dad did some research on the problem and discovered three words with W as the vowel. Cwm, Crwth, Twmpath. This is no joke, I've found that the W makes the "oo" sound. But, after further examination, I have found that these words are of Welsh origin, so I say they do not count. I appreciate everyones input, but really want to know; Were you taught W is sometimes a vowel?
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