The pronunciation of "a" in a sentence.

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Bluealbatross

#474948 Sat, 09 Feb 08 03:53 PM

I have a little pronunciation problem:

Some times I hear in sentences that the indefinite article "a" is pronounced /

/ and other times /ej/ e.g. "a man who is sick can't work"

What is the proper, correct or educated pronunciation of the I.A. "a"

Thank you in advance!!!!!

A.

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Doll

#475013 Sat, 09 Feb 08 06:44 PM

My two cents:

Normally, it should be /ae/ sound. (in a sentence preceding a word which starts with a consonant) But it can be pronounced as /eı/ not /ej/ or / /. I was taught not to pronounce it as / / in formal speech , /eı/ is the strong version and / / is mostly used in daily speech.