the diphthong /e?/ as in ace and significant, commonly when ?a? is followed by one, or often two, consonants after which A different vowel letter—this outcomes from Middle English lengthening accompanied by the Great Vowel ChangeaA bA cA dA eA fA gA hA iA jA kA lA mA nA oA pA qA rA sA tA uA vA wA xA yA zA1st took shape in Greek handwriting in the