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The pronounced vowel is different than the 'a' in 'have'. And the "h" is definitely elided.
by SAI_Peregrinus 1y ago
The pronounced vowel is different than the 'a' in 'have'. And the "h" is definitely elided.
- int_19h 1y agoMany English dialects elide "h" at the beginning even when nothing is contracted. The pronounced vowel is different mostly because it's unstressed, and unstressed vowels in English generally centralize to schwa or nearly so.