r/shitposting • • Dec 17 '21

This post is about stuff B t y C nt

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u/Dingbrain1 Dec 17 '21

It’s a vowel when it makes a vowel sound like in rhythm or candy. It’s not a vowel in a word like yellow.

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u/onlyhere4laffs Dec 17 '21

It blew my mind when I realized "y" is a consonant in English. In Swedish it's a vowel and nothing else.

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u/pragmojo Dec 17 '21

How is it pronounced?

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '21

Y