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Bluealbatross Posted 18 years ago
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The pronunciation of "a" in a sentence.
I have a little pronunciation problem:
Some times I hear in sentences that the indefinite article "a" is pronounced / (missing image) / and other times /ej/ e.g. "a man who is sick can't work"
What is the proper, correct or educated pronunciation of the I.A. "a"
Thank you in advance!!!!!
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Some times I hear in sentences that the indefinite article "a" is pronounced / (missing image) / and other times /ej/ e.g. "a man who is sick can't work"
What is the proper, correct or educated pronunciation of the I.A. "a"
Thank you in advance!!!!!
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My two cents: Normally, it should be /ae/ sound. (in a sentence preceding a word which starts with a consonant) But it can be pronounced as /ei/ not /ej/ or / /. I was taught not to pronounce it as / / in formal speech , /ei/ is the strong version a nd / / is mostly used in daily speech.
- My two cents: Normally, it should be /ae/ sound.
- (in a sentence preceding a word which starts with a consonant) But it can be pronounced as /ei/ not /ej/ or / /.
- I was taught not to pronounce it as / / in formal speech , /ei/ is the strong version a nd / / is mostly used in daily speech.
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