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4 responses to “La A corta en inglés (short a) – æ [VIDEO]”

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   Yolimar

   January 15, 2016

   You are so cool as teacher ! Thank you for help me learn English , now I can see How much I am getting better finally .
   Please don’t stop .
   Thank you

   Love

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      diloeningles

      February 9, 2016

      Thank you for you kind words, Yolimar!
      🙂

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   chowzer

   August 13, 2019

   In your table of “EJEMPLOS CON A CORTA,” you might want to remove the words “angle” and “tank.” Those 2 words have “Long A” sounds rather than “Short A” sounds.

   Yo, mi esposa y mi hija somos de Texas; somos bilingües en inglés y español, y enseñamos clases de inglés a nivel universitario en Costa Rica. Disfrutamos mucho de sus videos y los asignamos como tarea a nuestros estudiantes.

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      diloeningles

      September 2, 2019

      Hi! We were beyond thrilled to learn that our content has been helpful to your students. And, it’s great to hear from fellow Texans 🙂

      As for the short A in ANGLE and TANK, it is a very common misconception to think they are long As. When an A (that would otherwise be a short A) is followed by a nasal consonant (m, n or ŋ), our tongues tend to raise or tense. This is called “/æ/ raising” or “/æ/ tensing” and results in a higher or more glided vowel, i.e, a short A sounds more like a long A. It is definitely more noticeable in some accents or dialects, but it’s still transcribed as a short A as a general rule.

      We really do appreciate your commenting on this topic. The way dialects affect standard pronunciation is fascinating, and we will definitely be sharing more information in future posts.

      Saludos!

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