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 pilarmham
 
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							| Did you know this word (not a question for native English speakers!)? Did you notice there is only ONE vowel among so many letters?? 
 
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 PhilipR
 
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							| Of course, we should note that the letter y in the above cases is actually a vowel since it has the  �i � sound and not the  �j � sound (as in yellow). 
 The letter Y can be regarded as both a consonant and a vowel. |  16 May 2012     
					
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 papadeli
 
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							| By the way, your site-offer, Philip, looks great!   Greetings from Greece, |  17 May 2012     
					
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 Mariethe House
 
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							| Thank you Papadeli for all the help you give on this forum and all the incredible work you produce and give us access to and thank you too for giving the link to Philip �s site!! Just love it!! That  �s typical of Philip : his generosity and humour!!!   |  17 May 2012     
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| Yes, Pilar, you could have used "schmaltz", which does have only one vowel.   Bruce |  17 May 2012     
					
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