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'''Vowels''' were a type of [[Letter ( | '''Vowels''' were a type of [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]]. | ||
As the [[Sixth Doctor]] noted, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Carrionite Curse (audio story)}}) all five vowels were present in the word facetious, which [[Agorax]] answered correctly on ''[[The Weakest Link]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | |||
In the [[year]] [[2000]], the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] released a [[computer virus]] that destroyed all the vowels. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vrs (short story)|Vrs]]'') | In the [[year]] [[2000]], the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] released a [[computer virus]] that destroyed all the vowels. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vrs (short story)|Vrs]]'') | ||
According to [[Donna Noble]], vowels were a relatively easy type of letter compared to other kinds for a person with a [[stutter]] to enunciate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'') | |||
The "dent" left on the [[English language]] when [[Nobody No-One]]'s [[CORDIS]] crashed into it was noticed by English-speaking [[human]]s and referred to as "The Great Vowel Shift". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'') | |||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Linguistics from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:51, 27 September 2024
Vowels were a type of letter.
As the Sixth Doctor noted, (AUDIO: The Carrionite Curse [+]Loading...["The Carrionite Curse (audio story)"]) all five vowels were present in the word facetious, which Agorax answered correctly on The Weakest Link. (TV: Bad Wolf)
In the year 2000, the Cybermen released a computer virus that destroyed all the vowels. (PROSE: Vrs)
According to Donna Noble, vowels were a relatively easy type of letter compared to other kinds for a person with a stutter to enunciate. (TV: Forest of the Dead)
The "dent" left on the English language when Nobody No-One's CORDIS crashed into it was noticed by English-speaking humans and referred to as "The Great Vowel Shift". (AUDIO: A Death in the Family)
