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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Pronunciation of -al (e.g., balance)

How do you pronounce the 'a' in balance, valley, and sally? Its IPA pronunciation is æ as in cat, but I'm hearing a as in father.
I know the British pronounce 'a' in dance a, so I believe they pronounce balance bal?ns, for example.
However, I noticed American anchors also say a for words starting with a letter followed by al, if what I'm hearing is correct.

Please comment on this.
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British English pronounces them all with the same a sound as cat.

— Nona the brit

  • British English pronounces them all with the same a sound as cat.
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British English pronounces them all with the same a sound as cat.
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I think it's the same in American English; they are all pronounced with the same a sound as in cat.
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They sound the same to me.
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