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must be rhythms?

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Originally posted by obliteration
must be rhythms?
The "y" is a vowel in this context.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
The "y" is a vowel in this context.
Why?

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Is it actually considered a vowel, or does it jsut fulful the purpose of a vowel?

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Some other languages have an "i" instead of "y" in the equivalent word. Example in dutch: "ritme". So, I agree that it is a vowel in this context. It would not be in "yoga". In "yummy" the "y" it is used as both a vowel and a consonnant.

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Twyndyllyngs

There is a twelve letter one. Without a vowel sound (i.e. not including the w or y if used as one) the longest I'm aware of is shh.

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Originally posted by Peakite
Twyndyllyngs
Not a proper word.

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Originally posted by Peakite
Twyndyllyngs

There is a twelve letter one. Without a vowel sound (i.e. not including the w or y if used as one) the longest I'm aware of is shh.
My dictionary has Psst interj used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.

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Originally posted by howardbradley
My dictionary has [b]Psst interj used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.[/b]
Psst! makes it slightly longer.

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Probably not the longest but it sure is a good one:

Syzygy.

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There's an island in croatia called Krk. Does that count? I like it better than sounds like shh and psst. 🙂

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Originally posted by rook n roll
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! is longer.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
[b]Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! is longer.[/b]
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Originally posted by howardbradley
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Not in the dictionary.

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