I vs. Y: What's the Difference?
I and Y Definitions
I
The ninth letter of the modern English alphabet.
Y
The Young Men's Christian Association, The Young Women's Christian Association, or one of their facilities. Used with the.
I
Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter i.
Y
The Young Men's Hebrew Association, The Young Women's Hebrew Association, or one of their facilities. Used with the.
I
The ninth in a series.
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Y
The 25th letter of the modern English alphabet.
I
Something shaped like the letter I.
Y
Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter y.
I
The self; the ego.
Y
The 25th in a series.
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I
Nonstandard spelling of I
Y
Something shaped like the letter Y.
I
I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its form from the Phœnician, through the Latin and the Greek. The Phœnician letter was probably of Egyptian origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent, beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS. þynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon.
Y
Abbreviation of year
I
In our old authors, I was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which is pronounced nearly like it.
Y
Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
I
As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, etc.
Y
(computing) yes
I
The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.
Y
Abbreviation of why
I
A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)
Y
Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, 145, 178-9, 272.
I
The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;
He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
They had lunch at one
Y
Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling in form the letter Y.
I
The 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
Y
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I
Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more;
`ane' is Scottish
Y
A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
Y
The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
