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A E I O U And Sometimes Y And W?


Kotahn

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Entry 8

 

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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No. Sadly I don't think I was even taught "Y" I herd it from my friends.

 

Interesting find though, nonetheless

 

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Q is much more unusual. I place W on a level with X. Except if you consider its making the 'oo' sound as Kotahn pointed out, then it gets placed far beyond Q for weirdness.

 

Yeah, I was taught the rhyme your dad learned. Which makes me feel old now that you say you learned it elseways. :P

 

I always wondered when W was a vowel. Apparently when it's actually serving as "double-U". We usually treat it was Double-V in English or its own sound. Thanks for the education.

 

Nice to see someone else that does Cross-Country on this site. My team runs a 200-mile relay in the summer and we'll be doing that the first and second of August. It's an awesome way to bring the team closer together, especially since overnight camping is involved. Larger teams might need a longer distance, though. :P

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