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23-Dec-2006, 05:19

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"a"

how do you pronounce "a" in "a car"?

I heard people in the US pronounce it "ei car" (normally I pronounce it "e car")

thanks in advance!

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23-Dec-2006, 12:33

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Re: "a"

It can be pronounced like that to stress it, but it's normally an unstressed schwa sound (like 'uh').

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