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Abodeka Posted 19 years ago
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0Why some British pronounce “a” as “ei” when it is put before noun? 02br
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02br 02br 00I'm just kidding. I'm from the US and have heard 'a' pronunced a half-dozen different ways. Like every other language, there are different accents.

— M. Caliban

  • 02br 02br 00I'm just kidding.
  • I'm from the US and have heard 'a' pronunced a half-dozen different ways.
  • Like every other language, there are different accents.
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0Because they're vicious, cruel people?02br
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00I'm just kidding. I'm from the US and have heard 'a' pronunced a half-dozen different ways. Like every other language, there are different accents. 0-
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0Thanks MC. I’ve just wondered if they what to emphasize the word in that way… 0-
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0Maybe they were trying to emphaisize that it was only one pen? "It was *a* pen, not two!" Many speakers use /eI/ before vowels rather than /@/, but y'know sometimes odd things happen, and they might use /eI/ before consonants as well. When you sing, you almost always use /@/ before consonants, and /eI/ before vowels.0-
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10It's not just British. Some Americans occasionally do this, too, even announcers of national news on television. (Personally, I have to admit it drives me crazy. It sounds completely goofy to me. 05000 )02br
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