Poll: Is "y" a vowel?

[crazychicken]

I don't know how to make a poll because i am a stupid idot!

is y a vowel?

david

 

[Aves]

sometimes

According to Oxford Dictionaries:

Is the letter Y a vowel or a consonant?

Yes, the letter Y is a vowel or a consonant! In terms of sound, a vowel is 'a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction...', while a consonant is 'a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed' (definitions from the New Oxford Dictionary of English, 1998). The letter Y can be used to represent different sounds in different words, and can therefore fit either definition. In myth or hymn it is clearly a vowel, and also in words such as my, where it stands for a diphthong (a combination of two vowel sounds). On the other hand, in a word like beyond there is an obstacle to the breath which can be heard between two vowels, and the same sound begins words like young and yes. (This consonant sound, like that of the letter W, is sometimes called a `semivowel' because it is made in a similar way to a vowel, but functions in contrast to vowels when used in words.) Whether the letter Y is a vowel or a consonant is therefore rather an arbitrary decision. The letter is probably more often used as a vowel, but in this role is often interchangeable with the letter I. However, the consonant sound is not consistently represented in English spelling by any other letter, and perhaps for this reason Y tends traditionally to be counted among the consonants.

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: crazychicken
I don't know how to make a poll!

You've made 1500+ posts and haven't noticed the "create poll" checkbox yet?

 

[fatbaby]

no

 

[Martin]

more often than not.

 

[kt]

So, when you play Wheel of Fortune could you ask to buy an "Y"?

 

[MainFramed]

y is sometimes a vowel....hoocked off fhonix wurked fore me

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Why (y(no it isn't)es it is)?

 

[joohang]

Originally posted by: yamahaXS
Why (yes it is) to you (no it isn't) ask?

Hmm.. To me, y in "you" is a vowel also.

BTW, y in Italian literally translates as "Greek i". Just FYI.

 

[LethalWolfe]

A E I O U and sometimes Y. So, sometimes it is a vowel, sometimes it isn't. Simple.


Lethal

 

[geno]

Sometimes.

 

[Mustangrrl]

Yep, like they said, "sometimes."
~robyn

 

[Funyuns101]

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe
A E I O U and sometimes Y. So, sometimes it is a vowel, sometimes it isn't. Simple.

yeah, but when is sometimes?
stupid grammar

 

[Scootin159]

Originally posted by: Funyuns101

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe
A E I O U and sometimes Y. So, sometimes it is a vowel, sometimes it isn't. Simple.

yeah, but when is sometimes?
stupid grammar

Depends on what kind of mood your teacher is in.

 

[darren]

sometimes

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe
A E I O U and sometimes Y. So, sometimes it is a vowel, sometimes it isn't. Simple.


Lethal