@[email protected] to Ask LemmyEnglish • 21 days agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-square228fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down12
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?@[email protected] to Ask LemmyEnglish • 21 days agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink-1•21 days agoY is always a vowel! I don’t know why they tell children it isn’t.
minus-square@viralJlink6•20 days agoA vowel is the core of a syllable. Y is not always that, as in “yes” - it works as a consonant in that word.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilink2•20 days agoIt’s part of a diphthong with E in that word, two or more vowels making a sound in combination.
minus-square@candybrielink2•edit-220 days agoIt’s a consonant. Specifically it’s the voiced palatal approximant represented as ⟨j⟩ in IPA.
Y is always a vowel! I don’t know why they tell children it isn’t.
A vowel is the core of a syllable. Y is not always that, as in “yes” - it works as a consonant in that word.
It’s part of a diphthong with E in that word, two or more vowels making a sound in combination.
It’s a consonant. Specifically it’s the voiced palatal approximant represented as ⟨j⟩ in IPA.