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How to pronounce “short a”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of short a with real speech in context.
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- (phonics) The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (phonics) The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by /æ/ or /a/.
- (linguistics, especially UK) The vowel sound in the English words grass and castle when pronounced with a near-open front unrounded vowel (/æ/); associated with northern England accents.
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