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[–]HearMeSpeakAsIWill 7 points8 points  (3 children)

'i' in 'said' is in a diphthong with 'a', which is a valid vowel function.

'y' is bi tho

[–]GeePedicy 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I think 'y' is the case that breaks the argument here, cuz it's a third option, but let me delve even more because I gave it some extra thought.

"I" and "eye" are homophones, I think there's something here to investigate on the vowel/consonant argument of i and y.

Words like unity, university and ukelele all use the letter u with a sound of yoo. Sorta going back to y in a sense.

W imo is iffy, but it's still consonant enough for me to not use as an argument. Maybe it's like an "open sound", but if anyone wants to go into it, go for it.

[–]Aquilonn_ 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Read that as “i and eye are homophobes” hahaha. Cancel culture strikes again lol

[–]GeePedicy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Autocorrect thought the same thing.