A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y. You might have learned it as a chant, a song, or a simple declaration, but this is how you learned the vowels of English. You may have wondered, why is Y so unsure of ...

The great vowel shift did not involve the shortening or the forward movement of vowels, as Michael Erard says (29 March, p 28). Only the long vowels shifted – upwards – or became diphthongs (two ...

Podcast do luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig ceangailte ris an t-sreath SpeakGaelic air BBC ALBA. Weekly podcast for Gaelic learners, accompanying the BBC ALBA series SpeakGaelic. Show more A bheil sibh ...