gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon) (05/15/85)
Original question: Name English words, one still in common(?) use in a
scientific specialty, in which "w" is the only vowel. I claimed to know
of two to start with.
I received a surprising number of responses, about a dozen in all, for a
total of 2.5 answers. The ones I was thinging of were "cwm", a geological
term describing a type of rock formation (disclaimer: my degrees are in
Math ... ) and "crwth", and ancient musical instrument of the lute family.
The half answer is "crwd", an alternate form of "crwth" ... Since at least
"cwm" and, I believe, "crwth" are in the Official SCRABBLE Players
Dictionary, you too can amaze your friends ...
FROM: Brian G. Gordon, CAE Systems
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