Thread: Vowels > Consonants

Agree or Disagree?

Go learn Gaelic, and then we'll talk.

Originally Posted by Elis D.

You cant even say a consonant without using vowel sounds.

Try making a prolonged s-sound. There's your consonant without a vowel.

Close your mouth and voice. There's your voiced m without a vowel.

Also, don't end-voice your non-fricative consonants. Done.

Learn Nuxalk.
[xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰʦʼ]
'he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant.' No vowel.

Originally Posted by Serkat

Try making a prolonged s-sound. There's your consonant without a vowel.

Close your mouth and voice. There's your voiced m without a vowel.

Also, don't end-voice your non-fricative consonants. Done.

Learn Nuxalk.
[xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰʦʼ]
'he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant.' No vowel.

I'm talking about letters, not sounds.
And English.
Not a language spoken by 25 people.

"S"
Es

"M"
Em

I agree Elis ... for english at least....... vowels kick ass !

Originally Posted by Elis D.

I'm talking about letters, not sounds.
And English.
Not a language spoken by 25 people.

"S"
Es

"M"
Em

... what's your point though? Letters have names and Indo-European languages have standard syllables with vowel nucleus. So it is to be expected that the consonant sounds denoted by the letter are coupled with a vowel in the name of the letter.

This thread makes no sense.

Also how often do you use letter names in daily conversation? Almost never. So your point is moot.

Yh, wll gss wht? Bt y ndrstnd wht ths sys wtht vwls!

Vowels have always been better than consonants. Why else do you think they charge for them in Wheel of Fortune?

Originally Posted by Serkat

Learn Nuxalk.
[xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰʦʼ]
'he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant.' No vowel.

That is the ugliest IPA transcription I have ever seen. And I thought Georgian had large consonant clusters.

Originally Posted by Serkat

... what's your point though? Letters have names and Indo-European languages have standard syllables with vowel nucleus. So it is to be expected that the consonant sounds denoted by the letter are coupled with a vowel in the name of the letter.

This thread makes no sense.

Also how often do you use letter names in daily conversation? Almost never. So your point is moot.

It's senseless banter, why does it matter? I felt like saying random shit. I wasn't trying to start up a debate about linguistics or anything.



Can't a person just say that vowels are infinitely more badass than consonants without someone else ruining their fun?

Originally Posted by ExoByte

Vowels have always been better than consonants. Why else do you think they charge for them in Wheel of Fortune?

lol. Good argument. Vowels ftw!

I'll have 9 vowels Carol.

Originally Posted by Elis D.

It's senseless banter, why does it matter? I felt like saying random shit. I wasn't trying to start up a debate about linguistics or anything.



Can't a person just say that vowels are infinitely more badass than consonants without someone else ruining their fun?

BAAAAWW

Originally Posted by Dizko

I'll have 9 vowels Carol.

Lol!
But that doesn't work anymore she's been fired/resigned/pushed/mutually let go from countdown after refusing to take a 95% salary cut ^^!

Originally Posted by 5triker

Lol!
But that doesn't work anymore she's been fired/resigned/pushed/mutually let go from countdown after refusing to take a 95% salary cut ^^!

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Originally Posted by ExoByte

Vowels have always been better than consonants. Why else do you think they charge for them in Wheel of Fortune?

I thought it was because they were

U-nionized!



HA HA HA HA HA HA *suicide*