can't find words to thank you, James .. seems a small matter, but you can't imagine how confusing it was to me. thanks a bunch, dear :) Regards from Egypt !
You are very welcome! In my opinion, no matter is small if it leaves you feeling uncomfortable. And guess what? I think I CAN imagine. I learned a second language as an adult, too. I'm sorry for this very long delay, but I'm going to upload new videos very soon. Are there any topics you would suggest that I cover, either for yourself or for points that you think are confusing for other students?
Yes, Yes, it confused me for a little long time. Only today I searched for answer and then I found this video. Fortunately, normally we can just say a as the 97% sound. Sounds great.
Nice explanation, and great examples, man! I explain it to my ESL students pretty much the same way. I’ve found that a lot of people, when they’re trying to sound well-spoken and articulate, will make the mistake of “hyper-correcting” and pronounce the long a sound. By the way, buddy, at 4:21, you said “…thuh article…” instead of “…thee article…”😊
In ten years, you're the first one to notice that detail at 4:21! I tell my students that fixating on the formal forms actively interferes with their ability to understand. And those same students pronounce silent letters and don't like linking words together and other effed up BS that all stems from paying too much attention to the English they've invented for their internal dialogues, and very little attention to what they actually hear.
You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. What else would you like to see me do on this channel? I'm adding new videos very soon, and suggestions for new topics are always helpful.
Hello. Your explanation has been totally clear and I could understand that specific theme. Thanks you for taking your time to develop it. I will continue studying this wonderful lenguage following your intructions too. My best regards for you from Venezuela.
Thank you for that clarification! I was worry about this, because I noticed a recent very wide contamination of "a" pronounced "ei" in popular or argotic speaking, that is the most part of the internet nowadays, to the point I began to doubt about the way I learned English at school in the 70's. But your good explanation does nothing but confirming the well established fact, that artificial emphasis is the common way that allways takes vulgarity.
I had been looking out for an explanation to this, because my english teacher sometimes pronunce the "a" as the vowal sound and I did not understand why, soooo thank u so much for this, now I know it
This is very interesting. Thank you. Can you tell me why there are people on RUclips who are now using a long a when it should be short? For example, a lot, another. They're saying ey lot, eynother.
I'm the guy in this video. I would guess it's something about trying to be as correct as possible all the time. It's like the t getting pronounced more and more in often. These things shift around as languages change over time. Who knows? In 50 years the reduced form might sound uncouth.
extremely helpful, sir. At school (in a setting where English is spoken as second language), students would often come up to me and ask, "Teacher, is it 'a' or 'uh'. I told them "uh", but then they said, "but we've heard people use "a".... then I got stuck... lol.
Thank you. I'm from Argentina and I have english classes at school and one of the teachers I used to have pronounced the "A" like "Ei" for every word, for example she used to say "A (ei) cat" And it got me so confused because I always knew this word was pronounced like "A" (Ah)
To me it's an indication that they're not completely comfortable where they are. They're thinking very carefully about each word, or they feel like the formal situation they are in calls for it.
Tricky question: For a CHOIR to sing "and come before his prescence with A song"... which form should one use? the duration of the "a" is a 1/4 note. Please help! Thanks
Please excuse the long delay! I imagine my answer is moot (this is a good word to know if you use it right) by now, but I think that either way would be fine. The formality of a religious song means that the full form (letter name) would not be out of place, and since there is no special reason to emphasize "a" in this case, the more common form would also work well. Please let me know what choice you made and how it was received. Also, I am making new videos for this channel again, so if you have any topics you would like to see, your suggestions would be very helpful.
As you mentioned there's no right or wrong, I'm from the South of England, so very close to the King's English, which is the gold standard for speaking English. My English teacher always told me to say a and not uh, as that's common, slang like speaking, you'd never hear a royal say uh 😂😂
There is a British linguist on RUclips, Geoff Lindsay, whose videos give plenty of examples of royals not using what you refer to as the King's English. He sees reduced forms as an integral part of English. His video featuring the Pink Panther is entertaining and all about rhythm, featuring many examples from Shakespeare.
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Wow! It helps me a lot. I was watching some video speeches of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in this election e I did't understand why they spoked the article "a" with the sound of the vowel! Now I understood! Thanks for help!!!
Thank you! Very good explanation and the percentual helped a lot. I've been listening sometimes the enphasis when watching Friends and I was wondering if it was commom. Now I know it is in this especific context.
This was pretty useful. Actually the most basic question concerning one of the most used words, but I still never knew the answer. Thought it was mainly a question of vernaculars or BE/AE. Now I know better, thanks! Reason enough to subscribe to this channel. :)
Hi! I gained from your explanation. I teach Communication Skills and its noticeable that many people say eh, eh ,ah um very often as fillers to think and speak. And the real short a- discussed here, gets mixed up as a filler word- eh, ah, um So I tell them to say their real short a very clearly ! So is it alright to say the Long A to explain oneself
This may depend on the people you listen to most often. Language learners tend to say ei a lot more than native speakers. This happens when people are unsure of themselves or trying to speak very carefully.
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I have always been confused about it. Thank you so much, it's much clearer now.
Your explanation was so clear and accurate that I had to put a word here. Thank you very much, Sir!
can't find words to thank you, James .. seems a small matter, but you can't imagine how confusing it was to me. thanks a bunch, dear :)
Regards from Egypt !
You are very welcome! In my opinion, no matter is small if it leaves you feeling uncomfortable. And guess what? I think I CAN imagine. I learned a second language as an adult, too.
I'm sorry for this very long delay, but I'm going to upload new videos very soon. Are there any topics you would suggest that I cover, either for yourself or for points that you think are confusing for other students?
Hassan. لسه عايش ؟!
Hassan. لسه عايش ؟!
Yes, Yes, it confused me for a little long time. Only today I searched for answer and then I found this video. Fortunately, normally we can just say a as the 97% sound. Sounds great.
15 years studying English and I had no idea of this. Thanks a lot!
Thanks! Great examples.
THANK YOU! IVE ALWAYS ASKED NATIVE SPEAKERS ABOUT THIS, AND NON OF THEM´VE KNOWN HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS TO ME AS CLEAR AS YOU´VE. Thank you!
This specific class was exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you so much, teacher.
Great! I'm happy to be helpful. Please suggest any other topics you would like me to cover.
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Thank you! And I have to acknowledge - the speed of your speech, clearness and level of comprehension - is the best, I'm out of words to say.
You're welcome, and thank you for your kind comments. New videos are coming very soon. Are there any topics you would like to see me cover?
Excellent video James! You explained everything very well.
you are awesome man. you're once in a generation. you deserve the most gratitude a man can get.
I exend my great thanks and plessure to listen to you.
Thank you for the explanation! 👏👏
Wonderfully explained, thanks
Thanks a lot for this very complete explanation!! I had known we use both pronunciations of "a", but it wasn´t entirely clear and now it is!
I'm glad you found this helpful. Is there anything else I could help clarify for you?
I just loved It!!!
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Blessings!
Finally I found the perfect explanation of article a pronunciation. Thank you so much!
Wonderful explanation ! Short and clear, straight to the point. Good examples also.
Thank you very much for posting this interesting video. I teach English as a second language, and I have been explaining this to my students as well.
Omg! So useful for those who teach english as a foreign laguange. Thanks a bunch 😁
Nice explanation, and great examples, man! I explain it to my ESL students pretty much the same way. I’ve found that a lot of people, when they’re trying to sound well-spoken and articulate, will make the mistake of “hyper-correcting” and pronounce the long a sound.
By the way, buddy, at 4:21, you said “…thuh article…” instead of “…thee article…”😊
In ten years, you're the first one to notice that detail at 4:21!
I tell my students that fixating on the formal forms actively interferes with their ability to understand.
And those same students pronounce silent letters and don't like linking words together and other effed up BS that all stems from paying too much attention to the English they've invented for their internal dialogues, and very little attention to what they actually hear.
Such a great teacher. Thanks.
This helped me a lot since I also read at Church. Thanks and God bless you!
Thank you, I was really confuse with this pronunciation, and your explanation was great, exactly what I needed to know!!
thanks so much. it was really useful .
You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. What else would you like to see me do on this channel? I'm adding new videos very soon, and suggestions for new topics are always helpful.
Thank you 😊
Hello. Your explanation has been totally clear and I could understand that specific theme. Thanks you for taking your time to develop it. I will continue studying this wonderful lenguage following your intructions too. My best regards for you from Venezuela.
Thank you Antonio. I'm glad you found this useful. More videos are coming soon.
Thank you so much, it was very helpful, I was looking for this explanation in many channels and you explained so clear and accurate
THANKS 🎉
Thank you very much.
Could you please make another video about the pronunciation of the arcticle "the"
So long wanting to know why I heard the /eI/ sound once in a while. Thanks a lot!
I fell in love with. I'm a new subscriber.
Thank you so much sir. I've been looking for long time like this specific class. So happy to see this video.
Very helpful video. I had a doubt about this as I hear more and more people using the less common form. Thank you 😊
Thank you for the explanation. This was so clear that it went straight into my head.
Thank you very much! Finally I know how to pronounce the article "a". I should have learned this 40 years ago.
I've arrived here finding this explanation! Great! Thnak you!
Thank you for that clarification!
I was worry about this, because I noticed a recent very wide contamination of "a" pronounced "ei" in popular or argotic speaking, that is the most part of the internet nowadays, to the point I began to doubt about the way I learned English at school in the 70's.
But your good explanation does nothing but confirming the well established fact, that artificial emphasis is the common way that allways takes vulgarity.
Thanks for adding argotic to my vocabulary!
I had been looking out for an explanation to this, because my english teacher sometimes pronunce the "a" as the vowal sound and I did not understand why, soooo thank u so much for this, now I know it
I was looking for this ❤ thanks
What a useful video. Thanks a lot
This is very interesting. Thank you.
Can you tell me why there are people on RUclips who are now using a long a when it should be short? For example, a lot, another. They're saying ey lot, eynother.
I'm the guy in this video. I would guess it's something about trying to be as correct as possible all the time. It's like the t getting pronounced more and more in often. These things shift around as languages change over time. Who knows? In 50 years the reduced form might sound uncouth.
Omg I was trying to find it out. Now I got it. Thanks a lot for your time !! ☺️
Thanks a lot a friend, your explanation clarified all my doubts about this. You put this very easy to understand.
I'm glad this was useful to you. More videos are coming soon. Please suggest topics that you would like me to cover.
Thanks alot for this clear explanation. This one deserves a ton.
Thank you very much. when to pronounce ei confused and frustrate me for a very long time. Thanks a lot.
extremely helpful, sir. At school (in a setting where English is spoken as second language), students would often come up to me and ask, "Teacher, is it 'a' or 'uh'. I told them "uh", but then they said, "but we've heard people use "a".... then I got stuck... lol.
Thank you James, I'm french and I didn't understand why there were two differents sounds until I found your video.
I'm glad this was helpful. What other topics would you suggest that I cover? New videos are coming very soon.
Finally I found this explanation! I was pretty confused about it. Thank you!
Thank you.
I'm from Argentina and I have english classes at school and one of the teachers I used to have pronounced the "A" like "Ei" for every word, for example she used to say "A (ei) cat" And it got me so confused because I always knew this word was pronounced like "A" (Ah)
Very informative video
Thanks sir , it helped me a lot you are so genuine person 🙂👍
Thanks a lot. I enjoyed it and subscribed to your channel, too.
It was very useful! And so different from those youtube videos where they would explain it for, like, 23 minutes with personal stories hahah
You didn't notice the personal stories? haha
Thanks so much for this video which helps me a lot to figure out why somebody say ei for letter a. This question bothers me for several months. Thanks
It drives me crazy to hear newscasters use long A constantly.
To me it's an indication that they're not completely comfortable where they are. They're thinking very carefully about each word, or they feel like the formal situation they are in calls for it.
Good explanation 👍
This is the best explanition i ever had about "a", you are an amazing teacher!
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Tricky question: For a CHOIR to sing "and come before his prescence with A song"... which form should one use? the duration of the "a" is a 1/4 note. Please help! Thanks
Please excuse the long delay! I imagine my answer is moot (this is a good word to know if you use it right) by now, but I think that either way would be fine. The formality of a religious song means that the full form (letter name) would not be out of place, and since there is no special reason to emphasize "a" in this case, the more common form would also work well. Please let me know what choice you made and how it was received.
Also, I am making new videos for this channel again, so if you have any topics you would like to see, your suggestions would be very helpful.
I was confused also with the article "a" sound, thank you, sir
Thanks. This was exactly what II was looking for. Well explained.
Thanks a lot sir. It's really helpful. God bless you.🙏
Thank you so much, James!
Now that makes sense. Thank you so much :) from Philippines.
Clear explanation. Thank you.
I am waiting for your classes about phonetics
Thank u 👏👏👏💪💪💪 from Ecuador 🇪🇨 south America
For both American and British English same? Please let me know what about (Article) " An "?
Right what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch!!!!
Great explanation, thank you very much
Just what I was looking for, thank you
Hi! Thank you for the video. Question, are you located in El Paso,Texas? If so, do you offer in person classes?
Yes and yes. Reply to me here if you would like contact information.
As you mentioned there's no right or wrong, I'm from the South of England, so very close to the King's English, which is the gold standard for speaking English. My English teacher always told me to say a and not uh, as that's common, slang like speaking, you'd never hear a royal say uh 😂😂
There is a British linguist on RUclips, Geoff Lindsay, whose videos give plenty of examples of royals not using what you refer to as the King's English. He sees reduced forms as an integral part of English. His video featuring the Pink Panther is entertaining and all about rhythm, featuring many examples from Shakespeare.
Wow! It helps me a lot. I was watching some video speeches of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in this election e I did't understand why they spoked the article "a" with the sound of the vowel! Now I understood! Thanks for help!!!
You're welcome. I'm now making new videos. What topics can you suggest?
Then we use (e) for speaking more than( eI )
Exception
1,When we are emphasise that I need one
2,In formal situation .
3, when one speak carefully
Exactly!
Thank you so much ✨️🫶🏽
This is a great explanation, love it. Thanks 👏🏻
Thank you! Very good explanation and the percentual helped a lot. I've been listening sometimes the enphasis when watching Friends and I was wondering if it was commom. Now I know it is in this especific context.
thank you master, loved the explanation!
Thank you ! from south of Brazil. Now it's clear.
Hi there I saw your video and really did help me.thanks for information
Thanks.i've been searching about this and this video is the best
Great video!!!
Excellent explanation, thanks
Excellente explanition! thanks a lot!!!
This was pretty useful. Actually the most basic question concerning one of the most used words, but I still never knew the answer. Thought it was mainly a question of vernaculars or BE/AE. Now I know better, thanks! Reason enough to subscribe to this channel. :)
totally agree with you!
Thank you so much!
your explanation was so clear and accurate
I appreciate that
So, in summary, would you say that "a" is pronounced in it's full form when we want to stress it's importance?
A good explanation. Thank you!
Very nice
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This helped me a lot. Thank you, teacher.
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What a great explication! Thanks for your help :)
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Thank you so much sir !
Hi! I gained from your explanation. I teach Communication Skills and its noticeable that many people say eh, eh ,ah um very often as fillers to think and speak. And the real short a- discussed here, gets mixed up as a filler word- eh, ah, um So I tell them to say their real short a very clearly ! So is it alright to say the Long A to explain oneself
but i have the impression that in the last years the 3% increased to 30% rate. does anybody has the same impression ?
This may depend on the people you listen to most often. Language learners tend to say ei a lot more than native speakers. This happens when people are unsure of themselves or trying to speak very carefully.