A SECRET WEAPON FOR GYPSUM

the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and main, generally when ⟨a⟩ is followed by one particular, or often two, consonants and then another vowel letter—this effects 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 sound for which the letter persistently s