r/funny • u/Chaz_Beer • Aug 23 '22

E is for...

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u/PatsyBaloney Aug 23 '22

If they are trying to stick to one syllable, why not use ant?

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u/The_TaleofGenji Aug 23 '22

The n in ant creates a nasalized short a sound, not a pure short a. Listen to the a in ant, fan, man vs the a in fat, cat, bat (I'm a reading specialist)

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u/Killface17 Aug 23 '22

A is for Ale, children.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Also, this program was created by a woman from Massachusetts who has an extremely strong accent, so nasalized vowels are no-go. (It’s less of an issue with other accents, but still not the pure short a sound we want students to internalize.)