the diphthong /e?/ as in ace and key, usually when ?a? is followed by a single, or occasionally two, consonants and afterwards An additional vowel letter—this final results 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 zAThe seem for which the letter cons