A 6 letter word (english) with no vowels

[Katherine]

A vowel is a sound. Sounds matter. Letters are meaningless.

All of these answers are predicated on the idea that 'y' is not a vowel in English, a conventional assertion I've never understood. If a letter represents a vowel sound, as 'y' does in all these cases, then it is a vowel. Discuss.

If you want to talk about the differences between the vowed letters and vowel sounds, you need to talk about phonemes and graphemes. That's the sounds used to say a word and the letters used to spell those sounds.

 

[marinyork]

While we're at it, let's not forget the vowel ', pronounced like a short 'i', as in
- the boss's car
- Frances's necklace

Bring back the letter e!

 

[swansonj]

If you want to talk about the differences between the vowed letters and vowel sounds, you need to talk about phonemes and graphemes. That's the sounds used to say a word and the letters used to spell those sounds.

Respectfully: no we don't. We don't need to know the fancy terms that experts in a field decide to define for certain concepts in order to discuss those concepts. It may certainly make life easier to do so - but it is also a way of putting off the non-expert from thinking that they are able to engage (because they don't know or don't feel comfortable with the fancy terms). That applies in my own fields of physics or epidemiology as much as to the field here of language.

 

[gaijintendo]

Respectfully: no we don't. We don't need to know the fancy terms that experts in a field decide to define for certain concepts in order to discuss those concepts. It may certainly make life easier to do so - but it is also a way of putting off the non-expert from thinking that they are able to engage (because they don't know or don't feel comfortable with the fancy terms). That applies in my own fields of physics or epidemiology as much as to the field here of language.

Yes, but what of Ethel and Yogh??

Edit: And, do you get off by stopping people trying to make use of their arts degrees?

 

[lazybloke]

I'm still working on the original question:

crypts

 

[PK99]

English word with 5 consecutive vowels?

wheeeee

 

[robjh]

Bring back the letter e!

Or better still, abolish the possessive apostrophe! It serves no practical purpose, other than allowing those who know how to use it to look down on those who don't.

 

[Julia9054]

The English place name with the longest row of consonants is Hampsthwaite.

 

[Dave7]

I'm still working on the original question:

crypts

Told you we had dead dead clever members on here.

 

[Dave7]

Yes, but if I had said "There are a cat", you probably would have notice the error

There are a cat that lives next door to us.......but it insists on s******g in our garden.

 

[Ian H]

A glance at the historical interchangeability of i, j & y (and u & v) should complicate things nicely.
The French call y the Greek-i.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Can i have a P please Bob.



I don't suppose that's funny anymore?

 

[Tim Hall]

If you want to talk about the differences between the vowed letters and vowel sounds, you need to talk about phonemes and graphemes. That's the sounds used to say a word and the letters used to spell those sounds.

Graphemes. Is that what you make with sellotape and a pencil, then rush off to collect a Nobel prize?

 

[Randomnerd]

who don't.

Dont with an apostrophe. How snobby.

 

[rich p]

isn't can be abbreviated to ain't in certain circles @robjh

The apostrophe replaces the 'o' in not so the 'ai' represents any of,
am not, is not, are not, has not, and have not