In American English you will note that the prefix Ark may have the effect on the pronounciation of the -as suffix, namely making it an "aw" rather than an "as".
We just don't talk about that rule often. Its much more vexing that Y can't commit to being either a vowel or a consonant.
It has been theorized that the designers of American English suffered unparalleled mental deficiencies, added to this was a long list of abused narcotics and amphetamines. Saddly, though, this realization came too late..
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We just don't talk about that rule often. Its much more vexing that Y can't commit to being either a vowel or a consonant.
It has been theorized that the designers of American English suffered unparalleled mental deficiencies, added to this was a long list of abused narcotics and amphetamines. Saddly, though, this realization came too late..
-Draco
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