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| 93.1 | | SUPER::KENAH | | Thu Aug 22 1985 16:56 | 5 |
| In general, "w" is the second letter in a diphthong -- for example,
Saw Sew or Sow
andrew
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| 93.2 | | NUHAVN::CANTOR | | Sun Aug 25 1985 13:26 | 3 |
| Crwth.
Dave C.
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| 93.3 | | HYSTER::MITCHELL | | Tue Sep 03 1985 09:47 | 4 |
| There are a great number of Welsh words that use W as a vowel
(most of which I can't begin to spell, let alone pronounce). I
assume -.1 is Welsh.
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| 93.4 | | STAR::TOPAZ | | Mon Oct 14 1985 06:45 | 11 |
| Don't be confused by double-w words; in these, the first 'w'
is usually a vowel and its immediate successor is a consonant
(for example, 'bowwow', 'powwow').
There are also a few words in which two w's are separated by
a single consonant. In this case, too, the first 'w' is usually
a vowel and the second a consonant ('awkward', 'downwind').
Hope this answers any current or future questions.
--Don
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| 93.5 | | SPRITE::OSMAN | | Mon Oct 14 1985 09:15 | 10 |
| Well, to me "crwth" is alot more exciting as an example of "w used as a
vowel" than "awkward", "bowwow", "powwow", or "downwind", because in
"crwth", the "w" is the ONLY vowel within its syllable, whereas in the
others, all the "w"'s share the syllable with at least one other vowel.
Are there other "exciting" examples ? Actually, if "crwth" is Welsh
and not English, it doesn't really count, or at least isn't so exciting
any more. Are there English exciting w words ?
/Eric
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| 93.6 | | BEING::POSTPISCHIL | | Mon Oct 14 1985 11:29 | 8 |
| Re .5:
A word I always keep in mind for hangman games is "cwm". I believe it also
comes from the Welsh, but that does not matter, since most dictionaries seem
to show it as English now.
-- edp
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| 93.7 | | SUMMIT::NOBLE | | Tue Oct 15 1985 13:33 | 4 |
| Would the plural forms of crwth and crm be `s' or `es'?
- chuck
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| 93.8 | | SUMMIT::NOBLE | | Tue Oct 15 1985 13:34 | 6 |
| OOPS!!
That should have been cwm...
- chuck
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| 93.9 | How about vacuum? (:-) | ELMER::LEVITIN | Sam Levitin | Mon Mar 03 1986 22:33 | 0 |
| 93.10 | Since you asked ... | VOGON::GOODENOUGH | Jeff Goodenough, IPG Reading-UK | Tue Mar 04 1986 16:42 | 5 |
| Re: .7 The plural of "cwm" is "cymoedd".
(I can't find crwth in my little book).
Jeff.
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| 93.11 | | DONJON::MCVAY | Ask Dr. Science! (He's not a real doctor.) | Tue Mar 04 1986 19:39 | 3 |
| From Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary:
"crwth (kr��th) -- a six-stringed Welsh ancestor of the violin."
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| 93.13 | | REGENT::BROOMHEAD | Don't panic -- yet. | Fri Nov 14 1986 13:12 | 1 |
| Six stringy Welsh ancestors, right?
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