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    I like y. I think I like it as a vowel better.

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    It's both at once. Duh.
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    TELL ME YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Summoner of Leviathan View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by qwertyxsora View Post
    Lets replace y with λ!
    Actually, upsilon would be a more appropriate replacement since when you transliterate, at least from Attic Greek, the upsilon often becomes a y.
    yeah but lambda is simply a cooler letter :3
    Also sampai should replace the letter f
    λ & ϡ = <3

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    It's a vowel in Norway, so I don't get to pick. :/

    I could betray my country and say consonant though, yeah... maybe I will!


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    Norway<-- vowel
    betray<- vowel
    my<- vowel
    country<- vowel
    say<- vowel
    yeah<- consonant
    maybe<- vowel

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    It's a vowel. An awesome vowel that tricks people into thinking it's a consonant.

    How else can words like syzygy exist?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rubah View Post
    Norway<-- vowel
    betray<- vowel
    my<- vowel
    country<- vowel
    say<- vowel
    yeah<- consonant
    maybe<- vowel
    I disagree! Most of those things where it's considered a vowel to you are a consonant to me.



    I prefer the term 'semivowel' in that on occasion it's a vowel, a consonant or even both (as in it could be seen either way).
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    Try replacing it with the letter i and see if you still think it's a consonant

    e.g.: way -> wai as in, "no wai!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jiro View Post
    It's a vowel. An awesome vowel that tricks people into thinking it's a consonant.

    How else can words like syzygy exist?
    Every y in syzygy is used as a vowel.
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    It is the vertical co-ordinate and chromosone which makes males
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    The letter Y and its subordinate y both contradict my religion, so I refuse to believe that either of them exist.

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    Y is just a half-assed method of making the 'i' sound a lot of other languages use.

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    It's always a vowel to me! <3

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    Y is a decent enough letter and that's all that matters.

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