Y-SYMBOL

1. Y-symbol Why –Y THE LETTER Y Phase IA By: Group Y Samba Will Gabrielle

2. Etymology Definition A late developing letter in Eng. Called ipsilon in Gk., the Eng. Name is of obscure origin. The sound at the beginning of yard, yes, yield, etc. is from O.E. Words with initial g- as in got an y- as in yet, which were considered the same sound and often transcribed as a character that looks something like 3, known as yogh. The system was altered by Fr. Scribes, who brought over the continental use –g- and from the early 1200’s used –y- and sometimes –gh- to replace 3. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Y&searchmode=none

5. Quantities: Three forms One triangle and two trapezoid Three linear forms Three separates areas One triangle

6. Y is theorized to have evolved from proto-voweltaic ancestors which roamed the Earth billions and billions of years ago. Later, in 1066 , a horrific and bloody civil war erupted in France over Y's ambiguous vowel / consonant status. There were no survivors. Continuing this bloody history, Congress decreed Y to be an unnecessary addition to the alphabet in December 8th, 1769, on the grounds that can be replaced by I under pretty much every conceivable circumstance. Y was already envious of I and his resemblance of an erect penis , and proceeded to go on a bloody rampage during the biannual Alphabet Gathering Convention Meeting Assembly Thing (AGCMAT). However, Congress re-assessed its decision and concluded that Y was useful in the popular internet combination of "( o Y o )", representing female breasts . Unfortunately, there were losses during Y's Rampage of the Alphabet Congress, the only notable ones being the annihilation of the letters " Þ " (pronounced "grojj") and " Æ " (pronounced "penis", and later replaced by the letter J ). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y Interesting Fact

7. Phenomenology Phase IB