here's another grammar question for you...When is "y" a vowel ? For the life of me, I cannot remember ever learning any rules that apply to "y" being a vowel. It's always just been "sometimes" y is a vowel... But when ? Did I learn this and forget it ? Or was it knowledge that was never given to me ? I mean, I still remember the "I before E rule": "I before E, except after C, or when sounding like "a" as in neighbor and weigh." This reminded me of a Brian Regan stand up from the '80's. Thanks to the beauty of YouTube, here it is, in all it's '80's glory: Brian Regan's take on the "i before e " rule. Still very funny, but the fashion is a leeeeetle bit dated.
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Brian Regan is one of my all-time favorites.
The line from that skit "the big yellow one is the Sun!!!" is one that I use about every week of my life. Seriously.
By. Why. Any word in which y is about your only choice for a vowel.
Earl-He's one of mine too. I love the "you too" bit as well.
Always- Thank you! Thanks for the visit and the comment and the grammar info!
Y is a vowel if you can phonetically replace it with one of the regular vowels. In Paticus' last name, for instance. Or in psychic. Any word where it doesn't make its consonant sound of "yuh."
Julie- Even more grammar info! And with a personal reference! Well done! Thank you.
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