Is Y a vowel Vote!

[Invest1010]

IS Y a Vowel!!!!!!!!!!!???????

 

[Ben42]

It's interesting to see what you would have to choose between yes or no. I think it's a fun poll without the cop-out sometimes.

I say no, even when used as a vowel. Words like Fly, Why, and Cry do not exist and are figments of our imagination.

Either that or they are just spelled wrong and should be Fli, Whi and Cri.

 

[jack1]

You cannot say "yes" or "not", since it depends on the word you are considering: sometimes Y is a vowel, sometimes it's a consonant..

.....here. ...

Eh eh, I was just gonna add the same link

 

[dag]

This one's a vowel:
WHY

This one's not:
PLAY

That's not true: "AY" is a double-vowel combination, just like "AI" in the word "chai."

Y is not a vowel when used as the "yuh" sound in "yard" or "beyond."

I think it's actually closer to the truth to say that "Y" is a vowel that sometimes acts like a consonant, as it shows up much more frequently in a vowel position than it does in a consonant-type position.

 

[YAYnames.com]

That's not true: "AY" is a double-vowel combination, just like "AI" in the word "chai."

Y is not a vowel when used as the "yuh" sound in "yard" or "beyond."

I think it's actually closer to the truth to say that "Y" is a vowel that sometimes acts like a consonant, as it shows up much more frequently in a vowel position than it does in a consonant-type position.

Baloney... and it's a consonant there, too.

 

[dag]

Baloney... and it's a consonant there, too.

Which part is baloney? It's all true.

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/lettery

 

[Corey103]

I would consider it i guess.

 

[RegFee]

When you list a domain name for sale, the last you thing want people to feel is foolish. So when you list an LLLL.com for sale with a title of "CVCV.com!!! Pure Amazing, Really Good!!" and the freaking name is "VYXU.com" or something similar, I feel a little foolish for believing the thread title and I move on.

 

[dag]

When you list a domain name for sale, the last you thing want people to feel is foolish. So when you list an LLLL.com for sale with a title of "CVCV.com!!! Pure Amazing, Really Good!!" and the freaking name is "VYXU.com" or something similar, I feel a little foolish for believing the thread title and I move on.

I agree, that knowing how people feel about "Y" versus other vowels, it would certainly be in a seller's best interest to list it as a CYCV.

However, in the "word" VYXU, the Y is certainly a vowel, no two ways about it. On the other hand, though, if you're looking at it strictly as an acronym, where each letter is the first letter of another word, Y would actually be a consonant.

And I think that is the main problem, really...it's all in how you're reading it.

 

[Rob J]

When you list a domain name for sale, the last you thing want people to feel is foolish. So when you list an LLLL.com for sale with a title of "CVCV.com!!! Pure Amazing, Really Good!!" and the freaking name is "VYXU.com" or something similar, I feel a little foolish for believing the thread title and I move on.

Well the Y in VYXU could be considered a vowel, and technically it is a pronouncable CVCV.com, although marketing it as that is misleading. I can't stand threads that don't put the domain name in the thread, but rather hype it with crap like "UNBELIEVABLE LLLL.COM Brandable Once in a Lifetiem!!!!!11one" just to get you to click and be disappointed when you see the name is "ZYXF".

 

[Tomi-gwc]

I class A-E-I-O-U as vowels, you have to draw a line somewhere and Y isn't on the vowel side imo

 

[namewaiter]

how do you not have 'sometimes' as an option to the question???

i mean you can't rewrite the rules of grammar and force people to answer your question incorrectly.

 

[bricio]

Actually it is sometimes a vowel and sometimes a consonant. Read the explanation here. The problem is when people call it a vowel or a consonant not when it makes sense, but when it serves their purposes.

perfect!!!

there is not the right option if you are talking about a word as it can be either a vowel or a consonant
if you are talking about short names, DomainRaiders.com told everything... all domainers use "Y" in their purposes!!!

 

[1901gt]

Its a vowel to owners with a 'Y' in their LLLL .com.

 

[gemstar]

If it is pronounceable then it is a Y Especially at the end :imho: :wave:

 

[mplswifi]

of course not! Y is only a vowel for those who own LLLL's with a Y in them. Again Y is not a vowel! :bah:

 

[Jakey]

Yes I believe it is. (sometimes)

 

[scoops22]

Sometime it is ,sometimes it isnt.Simple and plain.
I would vote yes ,because sometimes it is but then that might be taken the wrong way so I am not going to vote.IT IS BOTH ,The when? is depending on placement and surrounding letters.

I agree, that knowing how people feel about "Y" versus other vowels, it would certainly be in a seller's best interest to list it as a CYCV.

However, in the "word" VYXU, the Y is certainly a vowel, no two ways about it. On the other hand, though, if you're looking at it strictly as an acronym, where each letter is the first letter of another word, Y would actually be a consonant.

And I think that is the main problem, really...it's all in how you're reading it.

I agree with Dag here when it comes to acronyms.In a word,its how its used.In an acronym it is what the Y stands for.

 

[gemstar]

of course not! Y is only a vowel for those who own LLLL's with a Y in them. Again Y is not a vowel! :bah:

:p :lol: :wave:

 

[cache]

since I have http://hosy.com then I have to vote yes.

 

[NetOctave]

should have an option "both".... in yif.in 'y' is a vowel..