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6 thoughts on “a as in any”

1. Jude February 12, 2017 at 11:15 pm

   Secondary?

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   1. alison Post authorFebruary 14, 2017 at 10:42 am

      Ah good point, added to the list, thankyou!

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2. TM April 25, 2018 at 9:38 pm

   Not in Australia – it’s three syllables, not four: sekəndri

   Also doppelganger and googleganger have a short a sound, even in Melbourne.

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   1. alison Post authorMay 3, 2018 at 10:50 pm

      My source for these lists was the Macquarie Dictionary of a bit over a decade ago, and the copy is in my office and I’m at home right now, I’ll see if I can remember to look this up but I’m pretty sure I checked them all with the phonetic script. Of course the pronunciation may have changed now.

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3. Benita July 23, 2020 at 12:59 pm

   botany and company?

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   1. alison Post authorJuly 24, 2020 at 3:33 pm

      In my accent the letter “a” in “botany”, “company”, “litany”, “accompany” and “Tiffany” is an unstressed vowel (schwa) not an /e/ sound, but maybe it’s an /e/ as in “red” in your accent.

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