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Have you heard the one about the interrupting vowel…?

October 19th, 2012 • No Comments

Something New Every Day – Interrupting a vowel

Today I started a new course from The Great Courses–the History of the English Language. Hooray for a writing-related course!! Words, oh how I’ve missed thee. So today a very brief lesson in the difference between a vowel and a consonant. Seems so obvious when communicated like this…

A vowel is a sound that can be performed forever. It operates on intertia. We sing in vowels.
A consonant is a sound which interrupts a vowel–starting, breaking or stopping it.

Words, therefore, are formed by the combination of vowels on either side of the interruption.

The History of the English Language is a university level course courtesy of TheGreatCourses.com and is available as a podcast, CD or DVD

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