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25 Dec 2017
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Question about English (US)
how do you tell ''as'' from ''ass''
and how do you pronounce them
how do you tell ''as'' from ''ass''
and how do you pronounce them
and how do you pronounce them
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@andyliu520 ‘as’ sounds more like ‘az’ when Americans pronounce it & that’s how we tell the difference. ‘Ass’ is pronounced exactly how it’s written
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