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It sounds like [a] to me, not [æ]. The a in the name Jacques is pronounced as in the word father. The a in the name Jack is pronounced as in cat.
by trealira 3y ago
It sounds like [a] to me, not [æ].
The a in the name Jacques is pronounced as in the word father.
The a in the name Jack is pronounced as in cat.
- explaininjs 3y agoAs someone who has heard the name "Jack" pronounced by Americans many, many, many times in their life... that Jaques video sounds entirely in-range of the variety of pronunciations I hear for Jack.
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- trealira 3y agoWell, as one particular American, who has spoken to many, many other Americans in their life, I can only tell you what I think. Something I find interesting is that Americans say the a in the word taco (a word borrowed from Spanish) with the a as in father, that is, [ɑː], but English people say the a as in cat, [æ]. Different dialects approximate the Spanish [a] differently.