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    #1 23-Dec-2006, 06:19

    "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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    #2 23-Dec-2006, 13:33

    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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