short e and long a on say

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Anonymous

#236856 Fri, 16 Jun 06 09:54 PM

In the word "say, " we pronounce long "a" sound?

In the word "says", we pronounce short "e" sound?

Am I right?

Thank you

MrPedantic

#236866 Fri, 16 Jun 06 10:40 PM

That's right, Anon: "say" to rhyme with "away", and "says" to rhyme with "fez",

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CalifJim

#237515 Mon, 19 Jun 06 02:13 AM

And short "e" in "said" also.

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Anonymous

#244289 Mon, 10 Jul 06 04:52 PM

Correct