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A '''vowel''' is any letter in the alphabet other than a [[consonant]]. The only written vowels in the [[English]] language are "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", and sometimes "y" depending on the context. It is nearly impossible to make a pronounceable word without using at least one vowel, though [[onomatapoeia|onomatapoeatic]] "words" such as "hmmm", "shhhh", and "brrr" have been used as a counterargument to this claim. | A '''vowel''' is any letter in the alphabet other than a [[consonant]]. The only written vowels in the [[English]] language are "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", and sometimes "y" depending on the context. It is nearly impossible to make a pronounceable word without using at least one vowel, though [[onomatapoeia|onomatapoeatic]] "words" such as "hmmm", "shhhh", and "brrr" have been used as a counterargument to this claim. | ||
| − | + | Some languages, such as [[Welsh]] and the [[Slavic]] languages [[Polish]] and [[Czech]], have words consisting of what are considered in English to be consonants only. | |
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Revision as of 22:12, June 29, 2008
A vowel is any letter in the alphabet other than a consonant. The only written vowels in the English language are "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", and sometimes "y" depending on the context. It is nearly impossible to make a pronounceable word without using at least one vowel, though onomatapoeatic "words" such as "hmmm", "shhhh", and "brrr" have been used as a counterargument to this claim.
Some languages, such as Welsh and the Slavic languages Polish and Czech, have words consisting of what are considered in English to be consonants only.