The Linguistic Mystery: When Is Y a Vowel?
The letter *y* is the linguistic chameleon of the alphabet. One moment it’s a consonant, the next a vowel—sometimes even both at once. This duality isn’t random; it’s a product of centuries of linguistic drift, regional dialects, and the stubborn refusal of English to conform to neat rules. Take “gym” and “myth”: the first sounds … Read more
