the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and major, commonly when ⟨a⟩ is followed by just one, or from time to time two, consonants and after that A further vowel letter—this effects from Middle English lengthening followed by The good Vowel ChangeWithin the Intercontinental Phonetic Alphabet, ⟨a⟩ is utilized for the open front unrounded vowel, ⟨�