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>Message-Id: <3.0.6.16.19990604154020.271f9090@kings.edu> >X-Sender: ajthomas@kings.edu >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (16) >Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 15:40:20 >To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU >From: "A.J. Thomas" <ajthomas@kings.edu> >Subject: Re: word without vowels? >In-Reply-To: <199906041922.PAA336118@rs01.kings.edu> >References: <199906041345.GAA01741@eagle.esd189.wednet.edu> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >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. >>> >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= >>> All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. >>> To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: >>> listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: >>> 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST >>> 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv >>> For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ >>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= >>> >> >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= >> All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. >>To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: >> listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: >> 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST >> 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv >> For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ >>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= >> >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. > > 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. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=