Comment by YV_was_a_boss on 12/05/2023 at 18:12 UTC

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what do you mean apple or can't? I pronounce them both with ä, äpple and cän't. I suppose if you were to do it in "queen's english" instead of an american accent they would be two different sounds, but I think the possibility for confusion makes this a bad example

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Comment by Thisfoxhere at 12/05/2023 at 20:40 UTC

8 upvotes, 0 direct replies

As an Aussie, apple sounds like the a in animal, while can't sounds like the a in car. "CAARRnt"

Comment by Conspiracy_risk at 12/05/2023 at 20:51 UTC

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In American English as well, 'apple' and "can't" have two different 'a' sounds because of something called æ-tensing. Read about it on Wikipedia