the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and big, normally when ⟨a⟩ is accompanied by one, or occasionally two, consonants after which you can A different vowel letter—this final results from Center English lengthening followed by The good Vowel ChangeIn the Intercontinental Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨a⟩ is used for the open entrance unrounded vowel, ⟨ä