ahold

[Wilson Gray]

Main stress can fall on the first syllable, too. It depends, just as in
standard English.

-Wilson Gray

On Jun 14, 2005, at 12:01 PM, Mullins, Bill wrote:

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>>
>> I thought "all right" was pronounced [aiy at i?] or something
>> close to that.
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> I've seen the hip-hop (or maybe Black English??) spelled a'ight, and
> pronounced that way, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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