02-22-2008, 10:58 AM
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Vowels
Yesterday I was told that all words have vowels. My reaction was “No they don’t that’s just stupid”, but after spending over an hour trying to come up with a word I’ve almost given up hope. I thought the people here might have some ideas. It looks like nearly every word has a vowel. Most words have vowels for either the first or second letter, sometimes the third if it’s after an “r”. This might be common sense and I just hadn’t heard of it, but it surprises me. I did come up with a few words like hymn, rhythm, and myth, but then I was told that they have a “y” and the vowels are “a”, “e”, “I”, “o”, “u”, and sometimes “y”. But I don’t really get the whole sometimes “y” thing. Anyway I would really appreciate any help on this. My pride is at stake. Not to mention 40 bucks.
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02-22-2008, 11:09 AM
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The 40% Iron Chef
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Re: Vowels
You are utterly retarded
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02-22-2008, 11:10 AM
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HAVE ME WITH VODKA
 
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Re: Vowels
All words have vowels. End of story. You just lost 40 bucks lol.
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02-22-2008, 11:17 AM
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Re: Vowels
The only "words" without vowels that I can think of are onomatopoeic words, such as "grr".
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02-22-2008, 11:19 AM
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Re: Vowels
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02-22-2008, 11:22 AM
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(づ￣ ³￣)づ watermelon
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Re: Vowels
Same with pwn (Yes, that's a real word now.)
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02-22-2008, 11:22 AM
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HAVE ME WITH VODKA
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Re: Vowels
loophole! it's not english, but he never said it had to be english
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02-22-2008, 11:24 AM
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The 40% Iron Chef
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Re: Vowels
That is a Welsh word. So technically he could win the 40 bucks with a loophole. But I want to see a word in the English language that has no vowels
EDIT: ninja'd
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02-22-2008, 11:24 AM
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HAVE ME WITH VODKA
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Re: Vowels
There are no words in the English language without a vowel.
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02-22-2008, 11:26 AM
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Re: Vowels
Not Critical Thinking material. Moved.
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02-22-2008, 11:26 AM
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Re: Vowels
'w00t' somehow became the word of the year for 2007, but it's not a word.
edit: since when did 'pwn' become a real word?
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02-22-2008, 11:27 AM
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Re: Vowels
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cwm
How's about this one? I thought it was fake when my friend told me it, but it turns out that it isn't. |
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02-22-2008, 11:27 AM
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Re: Vowels
Further with respect to Welsh, just because it uses the same alphabet doesn't even remotely make it the same language. The syntax and grammar are completely different, just the letters look the same, they aren't even pronounced like in english.
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02-22-2008, 11:28 AM
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Very Grave Indeed
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02-22-2008, 11:29 AM
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The 40% Iron Chef
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Re: Vowels
Osnap devonin double posted
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02-22-2008, 11:29 AM
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In some languages, W is sometimes considered a vowel (like Y is in English), so I don't think you could win your bet using the Welsh words.
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02-22-2008, 11:31 AM
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Re: Vowels
Did a mod just double post? What's going on with this world?! You're supposed to be setting an example!
EDIT: Ninja'd.
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02-22-2008, 11:36 AM
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Re: Vowels
Wow you guys aren't gaying up a thread with your off-topic nonsense at all.
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02-22-2008, 12:16 PM
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Re: Vowels
Actually the language loophole is a good idea. It does have a vowel in it but it isnt an english vowel. I can at least keep my money, I dont think I'll earn any, but I can get out of the bet. Thanks for the help. Oh and bender5 f**k off.
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02-22-2008, 04:35 PM
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Re: Vowels
In addition to onomatopoeia, there are also proper nouns. Other than that, everything that could be thought of is either not English or not a real word.
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