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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 10:52 pm
As in: A man ran. A green car.
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Brit in Israel  




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 10:54 pm
Aye
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amother
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Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 10:56 pm
Brit in Israel wrote:
Aye

Meaning like you say the letter?
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Success10




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 10:57 pm
“Uh”
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 11:30 pm
Depending on the context, either ay or uh could be correct. Also local dialects differ.
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  Brit in Israel




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 11:40 pm
amother OP wrote:
Meaning like you say the letter?

Aye green car...
Now I see that's if I'm reading it or teaching
If I'm talking in conversation it will be 'uh green car'
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amother
Smokey


 

Post Sun, Nov 24 2024, 11:43 pm
Whether you say aye or uh depends on where you live.
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amother
Jetblack


 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 12:23 am
Uh
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amother
Darkblue


 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 4:57 am
"Uh" , but if it's being used to mean the number one, or a single of something, it might be pronounced "aye" to emphasize that it's only one.

"Take 'aye' cup of flour"
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behappy2




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 5:54 am
Uh
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amother
Opal


 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 5:58 am
The schwa sound
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amother
Lightcyan


 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 7:11 am
If I'm reading it will say A like the letter. If I'm talking I say uh.

But even if I'm reading, if the a isn't at the beginning of the sentence, like "take a drink", the a is uh.
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 7:26 am
Thanks everyone for responses!
Dc is learning to read now and I was not sure if I’m saying it all wrong all the years or they’re taught differently than us!
(Between my kids they all say differently- taught in different school)
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 8:50 am
I alternate between "ay" (rhymes with pay) and "uh". Probably mostly "uh" when chatting casually. If I were giving a speech or teaching a class I'd be sticking with "ay". "Ay" seems more....articulate/ educated/ correct. But I don't know if it actually is or if that's just something I made up in my head.
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LiLIsraeli




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 9:21 am
"Aye" rhymes with why, so I highly doubt people pronounce it that way.

I usually say "uh" or the schwa sound as someone said above.
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balance




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 10:32 am
Ay at the beginning of a sentence and ah in the middle.
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amother
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Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 10:36 am
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Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 11:13 am
Anything but a perplexes me. May ? My? Why?
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 12:06 pm
I say “uh”. It’s standard American English.
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hodeez




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Nov 25 2024, 12:16 pm
Another vote for uh
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