Can you name the classification of the following words' 'Y's as vowels or consonants? by JHEL

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And Sometimes Y Quiz

by JHEL

Created Nov 23, 2009 in Language
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	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 16:00 GMT		3 points
	This quiz will hopefully teach you fellas something about Y use.

	Matty:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 16:42 GMT		3 points
	How do you figure it out? Consonant if it starts a syllable otherwise vowel?

	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 16:49 GMT		2 points
	Y is a consonant in the onset position and a vowel in the nucleus or coda position. In other words, yes.

	beatrixkiddo:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 17:20 GMT		4 points
	great quiz ..... although i should have worked out that i needed to cut n paste consonant to finish the quiz in the given time - i only figured that out too late

	Phizzle:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 17:22 GMT		1 point
	I would argue that Y is a vowel for both 'Mayan' and 'Damon Wayans'. I think of the Y as part of a diphthong with the previous vowel for those two. (or at least that's how i've been pronouncing them my whole life :D )

	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 17:28 GMT		4 points
	The IPA from my OED and Dictionary.com for Mayan is /ma.jən/; shockingly, Damon Wayans isn't in either.

	rockgolf:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 17:42 GMT		1 point
	Replace "Year" with "Yearly" with the answer "both". Also, when I play, all the "consonant" clues are consecutive. Can you mix them up, because it appears you have them in order on your original list?

	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 18:09 GMT		1 point
	I actually considered 'yearly' but it would ruin the point of the quiz (plus I already have a two-parter.) In any case, the order is randomized, the original list is a mishmash but usually in the pattern of vowel/consonant/vowel/consonant.

	yankeespurs101:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 20:50 GMT		4 points
	Gosh I can't type that fast

	smart_mom:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 01:05 GMT		5 points
	I can't type quite that fast either; could you make it accept "v" and "c", or make it a yes/no question? ("Is y a vowel in this word?")

	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 01:34 GMT		0 points
	Copy/paste oughtta solve any problems there are. If V and C counted then it would be WAY too easy, and it's easy enough as is (you could just spam V and C and you wouldn't learn anything.) I might change it if it gets lopsided, but judging from the results there isn't a skew towards "vowel" as an answer over "consonant."

	smart_mom:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 01:37 GMT		1 point
	Good point. :-)

	lalalala:	Nov 25th, 2009 at 04:38 GMT		1 point
	@Jay: I think it was you that was saying Y isn't a vowel in Jersey in some states vowel quiz. (If not, I believe you were at least involved in the conversation.) Either way, glad to see you've got it all reconciled. Good quiz.

	JayHankEdLyon:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 07:40 GMT		1 point
	I was actually the one saying it most certainly is a vowel; in fact, this quiz was made as a (hopefully) fun way to educate quizmakers and prevent such a common and understandable mistake in language-based quizzes.

	Master0:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 13:34 GMT		-1 points
	more time, but it was a good quiz

	tiger:	Nov 29th, 2009 at 18:10 GMT		1 point
	MORE TIME PLEASE

	Shanamah:	Jan 23rd, 2010 at 03:30 GMT		1 point
	I hope this gets published just so that people who post protest comments get flamed. :D

	e4e5Nf3:	Mar 24th, 2010 at 02:04 GMT		-2 points
	I'm with Matty. A "y" makes the same sound, no matter where it is, close to a long "e" sound (but not quite). This is like saying "o" is a consonant if it begins a word and a vowel when it doesn't. I also consider "w" to be a vowel (long "u" sound), so take this whole post with as many grains of salt as you like (unless you're on a low-sodium diet).

	Chocolatl:	Jul 21st, 2010 at 17:53 GMT		1 point
	Huh/ Y doesn't always make the same sound.