The word mate (pal or spouse) has a long A and a silent E. (mayt)
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He had finally found his life mate. The first mate was not ready to take command.
pal, buddy, mate
Paper mate
try a tape measure mate most have inches and cm cya
We all have dreams like this. Realize that it's just a dream and relax.
The OR in horse has a caret O sound (long O + R). The E is silent. *In British English the OR has the AW sound rather than a long O (ore) sound.
The silent "e" at the end of a word often changes the sound of the preceding vowel from a short sound to a long sound. For example, in the word "cake," the silent "e" changes the "a" from a short "a" sound to a long "a" sound.
No, the word "game" has a long 'a' sound in it. According to Wikipedia, "mat" has a short 'a' sound, and "mate" has a long 'a' sound. Since "game" is pronounced similar to "mate" (as far as the 'a' is concerned), I would assume that the 'a' sound in game is considered long. Next time, I would word your question differently.
"Gate" has a long 'a' sound. It is pronounced as "gayt."
In the concise oxford dictionary it means the vowel has the same sound as the 'a' in mate. But I think the meaning can vary. The word Maori is often written with a line over the 'a' but the vowel sound in Maori is not the same as in mate.
The word "that" rhymes with hat, or cat, or mat, and all of these words have a "short a" sound. In English, a "long a" refers to a word where the "a" says its name: late, mate, date, state, etc.
2 long, 2 short
They Meow Loud
Ye mate! sound as a pound!
What you call a semi ring is a breve, if the curve of the ring is 'pointing' downward (the open part is up). This mark is one of the diacritics. There are several different diacritical marks. This one (ă) indicates that the a is pronounced as a short vowel, as in bat, rather than its long counterpart, as in mate.
i learned about this in botany class. it is actually neither because it grows best when the day is short but the dirt is long if u catch my drift cheers mate
i do not 4think si mate