Ow (digraph)

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Ow is a digraph found in many languages. In English, commonly represents the /aʊ/ sound as in now and the /oʊ/ sound, as in know.

The Latin alphabet
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  The "ow" in the word "now" is a diphthong..two adjacent vowels in the same syllable
  blended together.

  The "ow" in the word "snow" is a digraph...two adjacent vowels in the same syllable
  make one sound.

   This is what I've been taught in training (to work with persons with dyslexia).
   I am a Certified Academic Language Therapist.
   This info may be verified with Karen Avrit at the Texas Scottish Rite Children's
   Hospital in Dallas or with Dr. Karen Vickery at Southern Methodist University
   who is director of the Learning Therapy Program.  She offices at SMU at Legacy
   in Plano, TX.

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