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Thread #129988   Message #2924305
Posted By: Tug the Cox
09-Jun-10 - 08:31 PM
Thread Name: so many consonants in a row esp. in songs
Subject: RE: so many consonants in a row esp. in songs
Medial and final 'y's are always vowels, ( i) and (ee).
The frontal y is not a vowel, as the air passage is constricted.
from the guide to English pronunciation...consonants

y"
        

emulate yes senior you
        

The "y" sound that leads into a vowel.

It leads into, but isn't, a vowel.