On the Wholesomeness of Vowels
Posted by: Deane F on 05 October 2005
I like vowels quite unashamedly. Consonants are fine and I have nothing against them; they are necessary and have their place but I just like vowels.
Y cn tk vwls t f th wrttn frm nd mk yrslf ndrstd *rsnbly* wll.
But imagine a song without vowels.
Vowels round out round words and add brevity to brief ones. Vowels adapt themselves to needs and can be long or short. They are just what one needs at any given moment. They are the "m" in emphasis and stand aside with appropriate haste for the "p"rick.
And there are only five of them.
I raise my goblet to vowels.
Posted on: 05 October 2005 by Deane F
Well, I was bored and that ought to be shared...
Posted on: 05 October 2005 by Coxybabe
More interestingly, there are 3 words in the English language that have all 5 vowels in them and in the right order, ie., a e i o and u. These words can also have a "y" at the end and thus use the other partial vowel.
What are the 3 words?
Posted on: 05 October 2005 by Deane F
Abstentious as I am of pointless Google searches I must ask how many points a partially correct answer will get me?
Posted on: 05 October 2005 by Nime
*ØÅÆ*!
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Adam Meredith
I totally agree and share your enthusiasm.
Perhaps we could start a group "The Non-Consonant Movement".
Obvious - done to save others.
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Nime
quote:
Originally posted by Adam Meredith:
I totally agree and share your enthusiasm.
Perhaps we could start a group "The Non-Consonant Movement".
Can I play bass?
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by BigH47
Some languages have even more vowels than English.
Vowels in the voice of Sewell and Grossman make me wish thay had chosen another language to murder.Mind you I don't like their consonants either.
Howard
There are also several words without any vowels in them too.
Which one is the longest?
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Deane F
quote:
Originally posted by BigH47:
There are also several words without any vowels in them too.
Which one is the longest?
At a quick, non-googled guess - "syzygy"?
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by MichaelC
rhythm
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by MichaelC
facetious
took a little longer
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Nigel Cavendish
rhythms
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by MichaelC
grrrrrrr
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Stephen B
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by rodwsmith
There are only two stations on the London Underground whose names have all the vowels in them.
But more intriguingly, there is only one tube station whose name does not contain any of the letters of the word "mackerel".
There is also a word in the OED that has neither vowel nor "y", and is the only such acceptable in Scrabble.
There are only three words in English that begin and end in the letters "-he-". Headache, heartache and which other?
Find all those, and I shall be most surprised at your dedication/boredom level.
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by BigH47
1 up to Nige
Is there a tube station that uses ALL the letters from mackerel?
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Aiken Drum
Ghoti is wholesome and good for you too.
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Stephen Bennett
quote:
Originally posted by Deane F:
And there are only five of them.
Learn Swedish; you get 9!
a e i o u y ö ä å
Stephen
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Nigel Cavendish
dj? (guessing)
Pastiche
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by BigH47
Ghoti as in brainfood?
Some fried ghoughphtheightteeau to go with it?
H
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Aiken Drum
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by JeremyD
quote:
Originally posted by Stephen Bennett:
quote:
Originally posted by Deane F:
And there are only five of them.
Learn Swedish; you get 9!
a e i o u y ö ä å
But if you count vowel sounds, rather than the letters used to represent them, English has about twenty. I wonder how many languages can beat that?
Posted on: 06 October 2005 by Coxybabe
Only 2 so far - abstentious and facetious. Anyone know the third one?
No points for the correct answer, just the satisfaction from having got it.
Posted on: 07 October 2005 by Deane F
Abstemious
Posted on: 07 October 2005 by BigH47
Whilst googling "GHOTI" i also found "The Flat Atom Society" exists.
Perhaps it should be "The Flat Adam Society"
Howard
Posted on: 07 October 2005 by Stephen Bennett
quote:
Originally posted by JeremyD:
But if you count vowel sounds, rather than the letters used to represent them, English has about twenty. I wonder how many languages can beat that?
True; but I was only considering those letters grammatically accepted as vowels.
Regards
Stephen
