Originally posted by jimslyp69Please tell me, what is a vowel? It seems to be an another definition of a vowel in English speaking countries than in others.
Rhythms. 7 letters no vowel. Longest in the dictionary I think.
Strengths. 9 letters. Longest with one vowel.
I would hazard a guess that strengthens is the longest with two vowels.
In Swedish we have 9 different vowel letters, they can be pronounced in twenty or so ways, not counting diphtongs. But y is definitely a vowel anywhere you can see the letter in a word, no discussion about it.
Every word have to have at least one vowel, any none vowel words makes no sense to us Swedish talkers.
So why has the word "rythm" no wovels? What about 'y'? Doesn't the words 'rythm' and 'rothm' pronounce differently because of the vowel?
Please, give me a language lesson...
Originally posted by FabianFnasIn English vowels are A, E, I, O, U. Sometimes other letters are pronounced as vowels (Y especially) but they aren't true vowels and aren't usually counted in this case.
Please tell me, what is a vowel? It seems to be an another definition of a vowel in English speaking countries than in others.
In Swedish we have 9 different vowel letters, they can be pronounced in twenty or so ways, not counting diphtongs. But y is definitely a vowel anywhere you can see the letter in a word, no discussion about it.
Every word ha ...[text shortened]... hm' pronounce differently because of the vowel?
Please, give me a language lesson...
Originally posted by XanthosNZThank you, XanthosNZ, much appreciated!
In English vowels are A, E, I, O, U. Sometimes other letters are pronounced as vowels (Y especially) but they aren't true vowels and aren't usually counted in this case.
Somewhere in former Yugoslavia there is a town called Krk. Here R is treated as a vowel (I suppose).
Rules differ between languages and it is always interesting to learn more.