the diphthong /e?/ as in ace and big, normally when ?a? is followed by one particular, or from time to time two, consonants and after that A further vowel letter—this final results from Middle English lengthening accompanied 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 zAPamantasan ng Lungsod n