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The AI words include again and against.

Some other words may be pronounced as short E in some dialects:

certain

curtain

mountain

fountain

chaplain

bargain

These word endings that are spelled with ai-n sound more like short i as in "in". And that is only because of the "schwa."

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Some examples of words with a short e sound spelled with "ai" are "said," "again," "friend," "caffeine," and "gainsaid."

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again, against, certain, fountain, captain, chaplain, mountain, curtain, bargain

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