In English, at least as I learned it 40 years ago, the vowels are a, e, i, o , u, and sometimes y. I know that every word must have a vowel. But, what IS a vowel. Why is “a” a vowel and “b” is not?
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Vowels happen in the throat and occur with an open mouth. You can make every vowel sound keeping your lips in the same position and mouth open since your lips, tongue and teeth have nothing to do with it.
Consonants happens in the mouth and are made using lips, tongue and teeth restricting air flow to make different sounds. B, P, M lips. SH, S, teeth. D, T, tongue. N, TH, ST, tongue/teeth, F, V, teeth/lips
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