Pronounce /e:/ or /a:/

[Van Khanh]

Hi all,

The American person always pronounce /e/ (long /e/) as /a:/.
Is that right for all cases?Is there a rule?

Ex: shrank, stamp, latter,
financial, maths, camera, magazine, understand, language, manner...

Can all long /e/ in the above cases be pronounced as /a:/?

Thanks
Khanh

[Mister Micawber]

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We need to discuss phonetics. I see no 'long e's'-- all I see are /ae/. None of those words would be pronounced with /a:/ in any major regional AmE dialect I can think of.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber

[Van Khanh]

Dear Sir,

Yes, What I'd like to say is /ae/ (I can't find this symbol in my computer).

Ex: Man /maen/ is pronounced /ma:n/ by American people.

So, for you, none of those words can be pronounced /a:/?

Thanks
Khanh

[Mister Micawber]

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They certainly can be, but it makes them sound pseudo-upper-class British, as untravelled Americans conceive it.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber