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Question by Hector Hermoza
Submitted on 4/22/2004
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When is it used the pronunciation of the indefinite article "a" as /ey/?

Answer by Mary
Submitted on 1/9/2006
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When "a" is used as a letter of the alphabet (a, b, c, etc.) it is pronounced "ay." When it is used as an indefinite article, it is pronounced as schwa : "uh." For example: My little brother is learning his ay, bee, cee's I bought "uh" book. However, if the following word begins with a vowel sound, we use "an." Ex.: He carries an umbrella. It is an honor to serve you.

Answer by bello
Submitted on 9/11/2006
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In spoken British English it's more common to pronounce the "a" as "ey" In A.E. it's rather spoken as "ä".

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