the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and major, commonly when ⟨a⟩ is followed by one particular, or at times two, consonants and after that A further vowel letter—this final results from Center English lengthening followed by The good Vowel ShiftaA bA cA dA eA fA gA hA iA jA kA lA mA nA oA pA qA rA sA tA uA vA wA xA yA zAto start with took condition