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Originally Posted by Miss Marilyn 
Marilyn sighed, thinking that maybe she needed to do more research as far as the "W" went. Maybe she could present proof and get extra credit...
"Shouldn't it have that free-flowing sound that most vowels usually carry...Like in the names Ryan and Lynn?"
"Not quite sure what you mean by free-flowing, but names like Ryan or Lynn, then the Y would be considered a vowel," Hadley said in response to the girl's inquiries. Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon_star What type of debate is this? W being a vowel? It would have made more sense if they were debating whether Y is a vowel of a consonent.
Savannah never studied anything as far as telling the difference between a vowel and a consonent. She and her sisters were told, however, was that a, e, i, o, u were the only vowels in the English alphabet. And all the rest are consonents. "I've got no idea professor, but I was told that a, e, i, o, u, were the vowels. And all the rest are consonents, so I'm going with that." Savannah said. "Those five are indeed the ones that are always vowels, but there are certain situations where you should count the Y as a vowel." And apparently no one knew them? Hm. Basic Math and English were needed? So in other words, you shouldn't stick with the rule that only those five letters are vowels. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley William raisewd his hand. " Y is a vowl if it is in the syllable and Y is a consanant when it is first letter in the word" William told the professor. Hadley shook her head at the first year's suggestion. "Partially correct, but not. For instance, in the name, Yvonne, Y is a vowel." Quote:
Originally Posted by Trish Penny put her hand in the air, remembering something she had learned when she was younger....."Professor, in school we learned that, Y is a vowel when the word doesn't contain an A, E, I, O or U like in the word sky."
She almost 100% sure..well maybe 90% Another good idea, but not always. "Except in the name, Betty or Yvonne as I previously mentioned, then there are other vowels in those names but the Y would count as a vowel in both of those names." When it seemed like no one else was going to offer suggestions about when the letter Y served as a vowel or consonant, Hadley decided to just offer the answer to them. "Right so the basic rule of thumb to determine if you should count the Y as a vowel or consonant is that when it serves as a vowel and in fact sounds like one, it is a vowel. As William mentioned, when the Y serves as the only vowel in the syllable, then it is a vowel."
"However, if the Y does not have that separate vowel sound, such as in my surname, Hadley, which the Y is coupled next to another vowel, then the Y is considered a consonant. The vowel sound depends on the long E, not the Y."
Confusing, but perhaps after they worked out their own names, if they had a Y in it, then it would make more sense. "Right then, let's go ahead and calculate our Heart's Desire Numbers and mine will be on the board as an example." Flicking her wand, the chalk raised on its own and wrote on the board: JOSEPHINA FAITH HADLEY
-6-5--9-1 -19-- -1--5-
(21) + (10) + (6)
(2+1) + (1+0) + (6)
3 + 1 + 6
10
Heart's Desire Number = 1
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