At pronunciation, weak or strong form?

[Gino Vavalle]

Hello, I'm new, I have a problem long since , I need to learn when "at" is pronounced [æt] (strong form) and /ət/ (weak form)...

Thank you in advance.

 

[probus]

The strong form predominates in AmE. The weak form is sometimes heard in stock phrases like "not at all" or "up at bat".

By the way, I don't think "long since" is natural in mainstream English, but only in dialects like Indian English. You should say something like "I've had a problem for a long time ..." or "I have a longstanding problem ...".

 

[Gino Vavalle]

The strong form predominates in AmE. The weak form is sometimes heard in stock phrases like "not at all" or "up at bat".

By the way, I don't think "long since" is natural in mainstream English, but only in dialects like Indian English. You should say something like "I've had a problem for a long time ..." or "I have a longstanding problem ...".

Ok, thank you for all your advice, I absolutely need to improve my English as I'm going to work in Qatar , and I don't have more time.

 

[Tdol]

If it's not important in BrE, we use the weak form. We use the strong form to stress the word when it matters.