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Title: which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: Thenasty on March 25, 2004, 08:06:07 pm
which English word doesn't contain any vowels ?
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: shmokes on March 25, 2004, 08:53:52 pm
In an interesting English class these days Nasty?
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: glitch77 on March 25, 2004, 09:01:07 pm
By? Thy? Try?

Ohh, "and somtimes Y", oops.
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: ekopp2 on March 25, 2004, 11:14:40 pm
OK, I'm a sucker for useless trivia.

How about, cwm?
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: Tailgunner on March 26, 2004, 12:42:38 am
I thought that's the main difference between english and welsh. ;)
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: Sephroth57 on March 26, 2004, 11:52:37 am
pwn

Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: ekopp2 on March 26, 2004, 01:42:34 pm
Good point. Though if it shows up in my trusty M-W, I'm counting it.
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: Frostillicus on March 28, 2004, 04:03:42 pm
Trick question - there aren't any.  

http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/1029289/8966.htm (http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/1029289/8966.htm)
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: Brax on March 29, 2004, 06:05:04 pm
Good one!
The best quote of all:

The whole matter became silly and trivial, and I am now asking people not to send me suggestions of obscure vowel-less words.  Having endured several such suggestions, my final answer to the question is:  Who cares?

Hear hear! ::)
Title: Re:which word(s) does not contain any...
Post by: wboy on April 02, 2004, 08:45:16 am
Quote from: Frostillicus on March 28, 2004, 04:03:42 pm
Trick question - there aren't any.  

http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/1029289/8966.htm (http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/1029289/8966.htm)

Wrong!  It is not a trick question....

There are 5 listed in the link provided.

Don't start with that  so-called semivowels cr@p either  ;D

Because  I to really don't care!  ;)