View Poll Results: Which vowel do you use for 'grass' and 'chance'?

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  • Short 'a'

    9 75.00%

  • Long 'ah'

    3 25.00%
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Thread: Native English-speakers: do you pronounce 'grass' and 'chance' with a short 'a' or long 'ah'?

  1. 09-08-2020, 03:27 AM #21
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    Short 'a' for both.
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    Short 'a' in both cases.
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    i have a midwestern accent unfortunately so it's like grAAss and chAAnce
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  4. 09-08-2020, 04:06 AM #24
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    Like a typical American from the Northeast.
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  5. 09-09-2020, 10:07 AM #25
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    Americans don't have a short a.

    Americans - Graass/Chaance, almost Graess/Chaence,
    Southern English & Australians - Grahss/Chahnce ,or American style Chaance for half of Australians
    Northern English & Scottish - Grass/Chance
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  6. 09-13-2020, 11:10 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Creoda View Post
    Americans don't have a short a.

    Americans - Graass/Chaance, almost Graess/Chaence,
    Southern English & Australians - Grahss/Chahnce ,or American style Chaance for half of Australians
    Northern English & Scottish - Grass/Chance
    Perhaps I should have asked if people use a front vowel or a back vowel instead.
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  7. 04-07-2021, 02:54 PM #27
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