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>Message-Id: <3.0.6.16.19990604154020.271f9090@kings.edu>
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>Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 15:40:20
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>From: "A.J. Thomas" <ajthomas@kings.edu>
>Subject: Re: word without vowels?
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>Ah, but the catch is that in Welsh, "w" is a vowel, equivalent to English
>"oo"--both short and (with a circumflex) long--and is more commonly
>translated as valley or vale.
>
>At 12:33 PM 6/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>cwm (Welsh) meaning : a cirque
>>
>>David A. Lindsey
>>Librarian
>>Lakewood Middle and High School Libraries
>>Lakewood, WA 98259
>>dlindsey@eagle.esd189.wednet.edu
>>ka7obu@gte.net
>>dlindsey@lwsd.wednet.edu
>>
>>On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, M. Ellen Jay wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> One of my first graders just brought me the following research request:
>>> We want to know if every word in the whole world has a vowel in it?
>>> My initial reaction was they must, but then I realize I am thinking in
>>> English.  Knowing every rule has an exception somewhere also makes me
>>> hesitate to give the knee jerk reaction.  Any one know of a word that does
>>> not contain a vowel?  Any language would be considered.  I would love to
>>> be able to give him an example if one or more  exists.
>>>
>>> Ellen Jay
>>> media spedialist
>>> Damascus Elem.
>>>
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>A. J. Thomas
>Assistant Circulation Supervisor
>King's College
>Wilkes-Barre PA 18711
>ajthomas@kings.edu
>its = possessive; it's = it is
>The guilty flee where none pursue.
>
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A. J. Thomas
Assistant Circulation Supervisor
King's College
Wilkes-Barre PA 18711
ajthomas@kings.edu
its = possessive; it's = it is
The guilty flee where none pursue.

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