Re: an + h (was: aquamarine demon (was <no subject>))
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, November 24, 2001, 18:47 |
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nicole dobrowolski wrote:
> what about the difference between pronouncing the article "a" as in
> "take" or "a" as in the vowel sound of "monkey"... is it completely
> random and arbitrary or is there some sort of logic behind it...
I can't speak for you, but for me, /ej/ is used when it's stressed, "I
saw *a* monkey, not two", and /@/ is for when it's unstressed, "I saw a
monkey at the zoo"
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