the diphthong /e?/ as in ace and significant, generally when ?a? is followed by 1, or from time to time two, consonants then One more vowel letter—this benefits from Middle English lengthening followed by The nice Vowel ShiftaA bA cA dA eA fA gA hA iA jA kA lA mA nA oA pA qA rA sA tA uA vA wA xA yA zAvery first took form in Greek handwriting in t