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Originally Posted by Snaff
For example, the letter "A."
The letter "A" is pronounced "ay," right?
But the letter has four sounds:
1. [ei]
2. [o]
3. [schwa]
4. [ae]
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Not everyone would agree with your assertion. I refer to "Higher Lessons in English"
by Alonzo Reed and Brainerd Kellogg where it says, 'a for six, as in fate, fat, far, fall, fast, and fare.'