International day of the single vowel

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Diver replied

2 November 2008, 18:25
^ <-----Altairan vowel
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NotAllThere replied

2 November 2008, 16:24
a - Chinese
e - South African
i - South African
o - Chav
u - South African
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wobbegong replied

2 November 2008, 16:11
Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

Arabic is often written without vowels.

So's Welsh.
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thunderlizard replied

2 November 2008, 14:30
Arabic is often written without vowels.
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Francko replied

2 November 2008, 11:08
That's easy....

Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

a
I was jast wandarang whathar wa caald gat away wathaat asang any vawals at all. Wall jast ana far paddang. Taday tha vawals tamarraw tha cansanants! I axpact yaa'd saan gat asad ta at. Bat whach vawal as bast?

Scottish dialect

e
I wes jest wendereng whether we ceeld get ewey wetheet eseng eny vewels et ell. Well jest ene fer peddeng. Tedey the vewels temerrew the censenents! I expect yee'd seen get esed te et. Bet whech vewel es best?

Welsh dialect

i
I wis jist windiring whithir wi ciild git iwiy withiit ising iny viwils it ill. Will jist ini fir pidding. Tidiy thi viwils timirriw thi cinsinints! I ixpict yii'd siin git isid ti it. Bit which viwil is bist?

London dialect

o
I wos jost wondorong whothor wo coold got owoy wothoot osong ony vowols ot oll. Woll jost ono for poddong. Todoy tho vowols tomorrow tho consononts! I oxpoct yoo'd soon got osod to ot. Bot whoch vowol os bost?

Newcastle dialect

u
I wus just wundurung whuthur wu cuuld gut uwuy wuthuut usung uny vuwuls ut ull. Wull just unu fur puddung. Tuduy thu vuwuls tumurruw thu cunsununts! I uxpuct yuu'd suun gut usud tu ut. But whuch vuwul us bust?

Birmingham dialect
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TimberWolf started a topic International day of the single vowel

2 November 2008, 10:46
International day of the single vowel

a
I was jast wandarang whathar wa caald gat away wathaat asang any vawals at all. Wall jast ana far paddang. Taday tha vawals tamarraw tha cansanants! I axpact yaa'd saan gat asad ta at. Bat whach vawal as bast?

e
I wes jest wendereng whether we ceeld get ewey wetheet eseng eny vewels et ell. Well jest ene fer peddeng. Tedey the vewels temerrew the censenents! I expect yee'd seen get esed te et. Bet whech vewel es best?

i
I wis jist windiring whithir wi ciild git iwiy withiit ising iny viwils it ill. Will jist ini fir pidding. Tidiy thi viwils timirriw thi cinsinints! I ixpict yii'd siin git isid ti it. Bit which viwil is bist?

o
I wos jost wondorong whothor wo coold got owoy wothoot osong ony vowols ot oll. Woll jost ono for poddong. Todoy tho vowols tomorrow tho consononts! I oxpoct yoo'd soon got osod to ot. Bot whoch vowol os bost?

u
I wus just wundurung whuthur wu cuuld gut uwuy wuthuut usung uny vuwuls ut ull. Wull just unu fur puddung. Tuduy thu vuwuls tumurruw thu cunsununts! I uxpuct yuu'd suun gut usud tu ut. But whuch vuwul us bust?

The 'o' case is interesting - try speaking it out loud!
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