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  • Short 'a'

    10 47.62%

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  1. 04-07-2021, 03:01 PM #71
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    Short, I think.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andullero View Post
    Short, I think.
    Post your voice, please. At least based on your written English, you come across as one of the most fluent in the language of our Spanish-speaking contingent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tooting Carmen View Post
    Post your voice, please. At least based on your written English, you come across as one of the most fluent in the language of our Spanish-speaking contingent.
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  4. 04-07-2021, 03:15 PM #74
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andullero View Post
    https://voca.ro/17magBVc2cH0
    You actually sound hesitantly British there.
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    Rather short (all vowels in my native language are short), but most intuitive pronunciation for me would be short in "grass" and long in "chance".
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  6. 04-10-2021, 12:22 PM #76
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    I meant long. I pronounce it 'ah', but misvoted.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dandelion View Post
    I meant long. I pronounce it 'ah', but misvoted.
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