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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
'a'
Why do native speakers sometimes pronounce the article 'a' as /e?/ and sometimes it's hardly heard?
Top answer
/ is an emphatic form.
- / is an emphatic form.
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whatchadoinWhy do native speakers sometimes pronounce the article 'a' as /e?/Because they want to drive me crazy.
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CalifJimBecause they want to drive me crazy.Do you never use it that way?
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whatchadoinDo you never use it that way?Never. It's one of my pet peeves.
CJ
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why do you want to hear the "a" article in their speech? :-) as soon as you get what they say, it's fine.
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