the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and major, ordinarily when ⟨a⟩ is followed by 1, or occasionally two, consonants and then A different vowel letter—this effects from Center English lengthening accompanied by The good Vowel ShiftWhile in the Worldwide Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨a⟩ is used for the open up front unrounded vowel, ⟨ä⟩ is utilized f