On Location With AEIOU

Authors

Susan Thorpe

Abstract

AEIOU Words, those which contain just one each of the 5 major vowels, have always held a fascination for logologists, especially those words in which the 5 vowels appear in alphabetical order (AEIOU), and reverse alphabetical order (UOIEA), respectively. FACETIOUS and SUBCONTINENTAL are examples. Below, I offer a substantial addition to the collections of these words which have already appeared in Word Ways. Most of them are the names of locations taken from The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN). These are populated places unless stated otherwise. Let us begin by taking a brief look at the current state of affairs.

Recommended Citation

Thorpe, Susan (2002) "On Location With AEIOU," Word Ways: Vol. 35 : Iss. 4 , Article 23.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol35/iss4/23