the diphthong /e?/ as in ace and significant, ordinarily when ?a? is accompanied by one particular, or sometimes two, consonants and then A further vowel letter—this benefits from Center English lengthening accompanied 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 zAThe sound for which the lette