the diphthong /e?/ as in ace and significant, ordinarily when ?a? is accompanied by 1, or occasionally two, consonants and then A further vowel letter—this effects from Middle English lengthening followed by The good Vowel ChangeaA 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 letter continuousl