Fun Facts thread or did you know...

[SydneyK]

Did you know that, like 'Y', the letter 'W' can be either a vowel or consonant?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

Did you know that, like 'Y', the letter 'W' can be either a vowel or consonant?

Example?

[tld221]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

You should not try to fax fabric.

Yeah, I thought that was obvious too, but the manual to the new fax machine spesified that, so I figured I better throw that out there.

hey now, im sure there are quite a few not-so-smart fashion designers back in the day that thought it would be good to trade samples and what not...

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Example?

Granted, it's only wikipedia (don't get me started), but look at this while I find something actually credible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W

ETA:
Ok, here's an example (from a cute, well-written article, I might add):
cwm - You pronounce it like 'koom'
http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/jennings/wb/xp-4058

[ZTABullwinkle]

It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward.

"Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist. (O/T: rumor has it that he is moving to my hometown. )

[kstar]

Originally Posted by elusive47

Did you know that there is no vowel in the word "rhythm"

( The letter "Y" is only a vowel when it is the last letter of a word.)

That isn't true. The Y in rhythm makes the ih sound, which is an established vowel sound. It isn't only a vowel at the end of a word.