Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?message-squaremessage-square223linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down11
arrow-up1145arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the (subjectively) weirdest word in the English language?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square223linkfedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·2 years agoY is always a vowel! I don’t know why they tell children it isn’t.
minus-squareviralJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years 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-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s part of a diphthong with E in that word, two or more vowels making a sound in combination.
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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.