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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Is the letter Y a vowel or a consonant?

    The letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth." The answer to the question is that Y is the only letter commonly used as both vowel and consonant in English. A consonant is a sound in spoken language (or alphabetic letter denoting the sound) that has no vocal sound of its own but relies upon a nearby vowel with which it can sound. Consonant is from the Latin words con 'with' and sonant 'sound'. A vowel is a sound in spoken language that has a vocal sound of its own; it is made by a fairly open configuration of the vocal tract. The letter Y is probably used more often as a vowel, but in the role of vowel it is often interchangeable with the letter I. They overlap, so Y is often pronounced like short or long I ("myth," "fly"), although sometimes like long E ("messy") and occasionally as a schwa ("myrtle," "satyr"). In "say" and "boy," Y forms a single sound with the preceding vowel, similar to the double-vowel combinations in "paid" and "void." The consonant sound Y is not consistently represented in English spelling by any other letter, which is probably why we tend to think of it mainly as a consonant. It has just one sound, the y of "youth" and "yearning." Around AD 100, about 700 years after the Roman alphabet had been created, the Romans added the letters Y and Z. They were copied directly from the Athenian Greek alphabet of the day and this was done to help in transliterating Greek words into Latin. The use of Y as a consonant goes back to medieval French and it was forcibly imported to England with the Norman Conquest of AD 1066.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/g01.html
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Oh certainly it can function as a vowel but that doesn't change the fact that there are only 5 vowels in the English language :) For example, if you say 'I'll have a vowel please Carol', she'd never have given you a 'Y' :p
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    You guys are getting sidetracked here.Stay focused.
    We are playing into Hedos twisted little game.She is puppet master and we are the puppets.In the last 24 hrs I've recieved a full education on Middle Eastern/Persian female names that start with a Z.I never thought my journey this week would take me there.
    Damnit Hedo.
  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Gillycw said:

    rr165892 said:

    Jason P said:

    I have several middle names

    "The Master of Disaster"
    "The King of Sting"
    "The Dancing Destroyer"
    "The Prince of Punch"
    "The Count of Monte Fisto"

    "The Count of Monte Fisto"
    Maybe I'm looking at this name the wrong way.Many ways we can interpret this one.I think I saw a movie one time...........
    Yep! My mind went straight in to the gutter too

    It's kinda right up Js alley(Pun intended).:)
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    ASS

    nice joke mom.....

    love,

    buck naked
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,410
    Amongst the Ani said:

    Empty Glass said:

    northerndragon said:

    I hate my middle name so it shall forever remain a deep dark secret. To this day pretty much only my family and a few random government employees know it.

    Is it Ani ?
    She would be so lucky to have Ani as her middle name.
    ani in her middle? :confounded:
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    mine is Michelle...Amanda Michelle though not Mandy Michelle...I just go by Mandy for short...lol
    Music is my Religion and Pearl Jam, my Savior!
    Tattooed Dissident!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    Raise your hand if as a kid you knew you were in trouble with a parent if he or she used both your first AND your middle name.

    (ツ)_/
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Ha! I do that regularly with our cats (and they seem to know when used).
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    Hedo have you stopped playing the guess your middle name game? I left a couple more choices up above...
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    ND, no! Got side-tracked by the Y brouhaha. Plus cats =)

    Nobody's gotten it thus far.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,410
    Zidontgiveafuck?
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    ^^Someone give this guy his blue waffle ribbon!
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    Come on Hedo, just tell us. Don't make me paste entire web pages here because I will you know.
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Zaza (Gabor)?
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    ZHYRGAL m & f Kyrgyz
    Variant transcription of JYRGAL
    ZIA m Arabic
    Variant transcription of ZIYA
    ZIAD m Arabic
    Variant transcription of ZIYAD
    ZIAUDDIN m Arabic
    Variant transcription of ZIYA AL-DIN
    ZIBA (1) f Persian
    Means "beautiful" in Persian.
    ZIBA (2) m Biblical
    Means "station" in Hebrew... [more]
    ZIBIAH f Biblical
    Means "roe, deer" in Hebrew... [more]
    ZIEMOWIT m Polish
    From an old Slavic name derived from the elements sem "family" and vit "lord, master"... [more]
    ZIFA f Tatar, Bashkir
    Tatar and Bashkir form of ZIBA (1)
    ŽIGA m Slovene
    Slovene form of SIGMUND
    ŽIGMUND m Slovak
    Slovak form of SIGMUND
    ZIGOR m Basque
    Means "punishment" in Basque.
    ZIKMUND m Czech
    Czech form of SIGMUND
    ZILLA f German
    German diminutive of CECILIA
    ZILLAH f Biblical
    Means "shade" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the second wife of Lamech.
    ZILPAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
    Means "frailty" in Hebrew... [more]
    ZIMRI m Biblical
    Means either "my praise" or "my music" in Hebrew... [more]
    ZINA f Russian
    Short form of ZINAIDA
    ZINAIDA f Russian
    Russian form of ZENAIDA
    ZINAT f Arabic, Persian
    Means "ornament" in Arabic.
    ZINNIA f English (Rare)
    From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.
    ZINON m Greek
    Modern Greek form of Zenon (see ZENO).
    ZINOVIA f Greek
    Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA
    ZINOVIY m Russian
    Russian form of the Greek name Ζηνοβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of ZENOBIA.
    ZINOVIYA f Russian
    Russian form of ZENOBIA
    ZION m Jewish, Biblical
    From the name of a citadel which was in the center of Jerusalem... [more]
    ZIPPORAH f Biblical, Hebrew
    From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tzipporah), derived from צִפּוֹר (tzippor) meaning "bird"... [more]
    ZISEL f Yiddish
    Variant of SISEL
    ZISKA f German
    Short form of FRANZISKA
    ZITA (1) f Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
    Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian... [more]
    ZITA (2) f Hungarian
    Diminutive of FELICITÁS
    ZIV m & f Hebrew
    Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew... [more]
    ŽIVA f Slavic Mythology, Slovene
    Means "living, alive" in Slavic... [more]
    ZIVA f Hebrew
    Feminine form of ZIV
    ZIVIT f Hebrew
    Feminine form of ZIV
    ŽIVKA f Croatian, Serbian
    Croatian and Serbian feminine form of ZHIVKO
    ŽIVKO m Croatian, Serbian
    Croatian and Serbian form of ZHIVKO
    ZİYA m Turkish
    Turkish form of ZIYA
    ZIYA m Arabic
    Derived from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow"... [more]
    ZIYA AL-DIN m Arabic
    Means "splendour of religion" from Arabic ضياء (diya) "splendour, light, glow" combined with دين (din) "religion, faith".
    ZIYAD m Arabic
    Means "growth" in Arabic.
    ZİYAEDDİN m Turkish
    Turkish form of ZIYA AL-DIN
    ZİYNET f Turkish
    Turkish form of ZINAT
    ZLATA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Russian
    Feminine form of ZLATAN
    ZLATAN m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
    Means "golden", a derivative of the Slavic word zlato "gold".
    ZLATICA f Croatian, Czech, Slovak
    Diminutive of ZLATA
    ZLATKO m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
    Diminutive of ZLATAN
    ZLOTA f Jewish (Rare)
    From Polish złoto "gold", used as translation of Yiddish Golda.
    ZOE f English, Greek, Italian, Ancient Greek
    Means "life" in Greek... [more]
    ZOÉ f French
    French form of ZOE
    ZOË f Dutch, English
    Dutch form and English variant of ZOE
    ZOEY f English (Modern)
    Variant of ZOE
    ŽOFIA f Slovak
    Slovak form of SOPHIA
    ZOFIA f Polish
    Polish form of SOPHIA
    ŽOFIE f Czech
    Czech form of SOPHIA
    ZOHAR m & f Hebrew
    Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.
    ZOIE f English (Modern)
    Variant of ZOE
    ZOJA f Polish, Macedonian
    Polish and Macedonian form of ZOE
    ZOLA (1) f English
    Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name... [more]
    ZOLA (2) f Southern African, Zulu
    Means "quiet, tranquil" in Zulu.
    ZOLTÁN m Hungarian
    Possibly related to the Turkish title sultan meaning "king, sultan"... [more]
    ZONA f Various
    Means "girdle, belt" in Greek... [more]
    ZOPYROS m Ancient Greek
    Means "glowing" in Greek... [more]
    ZORA f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
    From a South and West Slavic word meaning "dawn, aurora".
    ZORAIDA f Spanish
    Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic... [more]
    ZORAN m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
    Masculine form of ZORA
    ZORANA f Croatian, Serbian
    Feminine form of ZORAN
    ZORICA f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
    Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of ZORA
    ZORION m & f Basque
    Means "happiness" in Basque.
    ZORIONE f Basque
    Feminine form of ZORION
    ZORKA f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
    Diminutive of ZORA
    ZORNITSA f Bulgarian
    Means "morning star" in Bulgarian.
    ZOROASTER m History
    Greek form of ZARATHUSTRA
    ZOSIA f Polish
    Diminutive of ZOFIA
    ZOSIME f Ancient Greek
    Feminine form of Zosimos (see ZOSIMUS).
    ZOSIMOS m Ancient Greek
    Original Greek form of ZOSIMUS
    ZOSIMUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
    Latinized form of Ζωσιμος (Zosimos), a Greek name derived from ζωσιμος (zosimos) meaning "viable" or "likely to survive"... [more]
    ZOTICUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
    Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικος (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικος (zotikos) meaning "full of life"... [more]
    ZOTIKOS m Ancient Greek
    Original Greek form of ZOTICUS
    ZOWIE f English (Rare)
    Variant of ZOE
    ZOYA f Russian, Ukrainian
    Russian and Ukrainian form of ZOE
    ZRINKA f Croatian
    Possibly from Zrin, the name of a village in Croatia.
    ZSANETT f Hungarian
    Hungarian form of JEANNETTE
    ZSAZSA f Hungarian
    Diminutive of ZSUZSANNA
    ZSIGA m Hungarian
    Diminutive of ZSIGMOND
    ZSIGMOND m Hungarian
    Hungarian form of SIGMUND
    ZSÓFIA f Hungarian
    Hungarian form of SOPHIA
    ZSÓFIKA f Hungarian
    Diminutive of ZSÓFIA
    ZSÓKA f Hungarian
    Diminutive of ERZSÉBET
    ZSOLT m Hungarian
    Old variant of ZOLTÁN
    ZSOMBOR m Hungarian
    Possibly of Turkic origin meaning "bison".
    ZSUZSA f Hungarian
    Diminutive of ZSUZSANNA
    ZSUZSANNA f Hungarian
    Hungarian form of SUSANNA
    ZSUZSI f Hungarian
    Diminutive of ZSUZSANNA
    ZUAN m Medieval Italian
    Medieval Venetian form of JOHN
    ZUBAIDA f Arabic
    Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic.
    ZUBERI m Eastern African, Swahili
    Means "strong" in Swahili.
    ZÜBEYDE f Turkish
    Turkish form of ZUBAIDA
    ZUBIN m Persian
    Variant of ZHUBIN
    ZULA (1) f Polish (Rare)
    Polish diminutive of ZUZANNA
    ZULA (2) f English
    Meaning unknown... [more]
    ZULAYKHA f Arabic
    Arabic form of ZULEIKA
    ZULEIKA f Literature
    Possibly means "brilliant beauty" in Persian... [more]
    ZULEKHA f Arabic
    Variant transcription of ZULAYKHA
    ZULFAQAR m Arabic
    Variant of ZULFIQAR
    ZÜLFİKAR m Turkish
    Turkish form of ZULFIQAR
    ZULFIKAR m Arabic
    Variant transcription of ZULFIQAR
    ZULFIQAR m Arabic
    From Arabic ذو الفقار (Dhu al-Fiqar) meaning "cleaver of the spine"... [more]
    ZURAB m Georgian
    Georgian form of SOHRAB
    ZURI f Eastern African, Swahili
    Means "beautiful" in Swahili.
    ZURIEL m Biblical
    Means "my rock is God" in Hebrew... [more]
    ZURIÑE f Basque
    Derived from Basque zuri "white".
    ZUSA f Yiddish
    Means "sweet" in Yiddish.
    ZUSMAN m Yiddish
    Means "sweet man" in Yiddish.
    ZUZA f Slovak, Polish
    Slovak and Polish diminutive of SUSANNA
    ZUZANA f Czech, Slovak
    Czech and Slovak form of SUSANNA
    ZUZANKA f Czech, Slovak
    Diminutive of ZUZANA
    ZUZANNA f Polish, Latvian
    Polish and Latvian form of SUSANNA
    ZUZEN m Basque
    Means "just, fair" in Basque.
    ZUZIA f Polish
    Polish diminutive of ZUZANNA
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    ^^^ I kind of like Zowie - it suits hedo.

    And I actually know both a Zoran and a Zsanette.
    my small self... like a book amongst the many on a shelf
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Zowie, does anybody else read that as, well...'zowie' and now suddenly have a craving for a scoobie snack? (i know shaggy said zoinks, but I believe he said zowie too)
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    You are correct RK.
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    then....Hedo? Is your middle name Zowie?

    I mean...shaggy, scooby, munchies.....zowie...
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless

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