O«u*t a«t se«co%nd°’ ba*se°, [w]o%ne° sa*ys,
“Yo°u* a%ga*i°nst my* pla*yi#e*ng°’?” The%
o%the«r sa*ys, “No«t a«t all.”
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« after-vowel = short vowel . . . except for ‘a’ as in ‘ah’
a« as in ‘have,’ e« as in ‘get,’ i« as in ‘pitch,’ o« as in ‘pot,’
u« as in ‘put’, y« as in ‘synonym’
O«ut a«t se«cond base, one says, “You against
my playing?” The othe«r says, “No«t a«t all.”
unmarked ‘a’ as in ‘father,’ ‘water,’ and ‘watch,
Out at second base, one says, “You against my
playing?” The other says, “Not at all.”
* after-vowel = long vowel
a* as in ‘ace,’ e* as in ‘she,’ i* as in ‘ice,’ o* as in ‘go,’ u* as
in ‘dupe’
(y* as in ‘cry’)Ou*t at second ba*se, one sa*ys, “You*
aga*inst my* pla*ying?” The* other sa*ys, “Not
at all.”
% after-vowel = “schwa” vowel, ‘uh’-sound
a% as in ‘a,’ e% as in ‘the,’ i% as in ‘family,’ o% as in ‘done,’
u% as in ‘putty’
Out at seco%nd base, o%ne says, “You a%gainst
my playing?” The o%ther says, “Not at all.”
° after-letter = silence
a° as in ‘soap,’ e° as in ‘give,’ i° as in ‘pain,’ o° as in ‘people,’
u° as in ‘tongue,’ w° as in ‘slow,’ y° as in ‘day’
Out at second base°, one° say°s, “Yo°u agai°nst
my playing°?” The other say°s, “Not at all.”
# after-letter = vowel change
e#a* as in ‘eight’
Out at second base, one says, “You against
my playi#e*ng?” The other says, “Not at all.”
[y] or [w] = sound but no letterOut at second base, [w]one says, “You against
my playing?” The other says, “Not at all.”
Submitted: February 26, 2025
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