| Actually, pretty sure when "y" is in the onset position of a syllable (that is, if it's before a vowel in a syllable) then it's a consonant (ye.llow and ba.you are examples.) When it's in the nucleus or coda (that is, after the onset) then it's a vowel, like in "bye" or "ken.tu.cky" or "jer.sey" (in IPA, the consonant form is [j] and, while there's a vowel [y], it's not the "y" we use in English. The "y" as an English letter, as a vowel, is a substitute for "i" or "ee" depending.) So in short, Jersey and Kentucky both use "y" as a vowel and should count, not as bonuses but as answers. |
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