Does want have a short or long a sound?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

It does not have either a long or short A. The sound is typically a short O (wont as in font) or a short U (wunt, rhymes with bunt).

In British English, it is an OR/AW sound (wawnt-ed, to rhyme with haunt).

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∙ 12y ago

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No. It can have a short A (whant) or short U sound (wunt).

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That is a short vowel.

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The terms long and short do not accurately describe English vowels. The sound in want is neither the short A of "at" nor the long A of "ate."It can be any one of three pronunciations:-- short O as in font-- caret O as in haunt-- short U as in bunt

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