ftmthrow t1_j1b48w8 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 12:11 AM

Reply to comment by officepolicy in Does anyone else know someone that pronounces Cambridge with a soft "A" like jam? by officepolicy

I think the “a” in jam is harsher (“harder”) sounding than the “a” in Cambridge, so I find that confusing.

officepolicy OP t1_j1b4nxg wrote on December 23, 2022 at 12:15 AM

Yeah I guess it’s all subjective whichever words you use, better to compare to other words

shanghaidry t1_j1c5pbo wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:17 AM

Vowel length is a real thing.

officepolicy OP t1_j1d9czz wrote on December 23, 2022 at 1:18 PM

You can say a short vowel slowly though right?

[deleted] t1_j1dxbiz wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:21 PM

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officepolicy OP t1_j1dy5d3 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:26 PM

I can say both of those slowly. I honestly don’t see how saying those two vowels slowly shows which is long or short. Also a speech pathologist in the comments told me jam is not a short vowel (like hat, which I can say slowly just fine too.) Jam is a nasalize vowel influenced by an n or m after it