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Mistake in ‘Single Vowel Countries’

Submitted by Charlize1327 on February 2, 2025
Hi,

I see you have Chad in the A section,

why don’t you have Egypt in the E section? Y isn’t a vowel!

Many thanks

Charlize

7 Comments
Dimby
+9
Level 83
Feb 2, 2025
Hi Charlize. You are mistaken. Y is a vowel in English when it makes a vowel sound. Egypt has two vowels. Otherwise, what’s making the vowel sound in the second syllable, “-gypt”?

Sincerely,

Language nerd.

Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Feb 2, 2025
The one thing I like about the American school system is they do say that Y is sometimes a vowel unlike their British counterparts.
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Feb 2, 2025
I’m absolutely not American.
Xtrordinary
+2
Level 75
Feb 2, 2025
Never said you were.
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Feb 2, 2025
When will we it ever be taught that W and V can also be vowels (crwth, cwm), (evovae)
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Feb 2, 2025
W is just an annoying edge case. Yes, town technically has two vowels.
Insaniot
+2
Level 63
Feb 2, 2025
After having a quiz of mine about vowels be featured on the front page, I have been awakened to an entire world of people who have no idea that Y is a vowel.
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