the diphthong /eɪ/ as in ace and main, normally when ⟨a⟩ is followed by 1, or occasionally two, consonants then another vowel letter—this success from Center English lengthening followed by the Great Vowel ChangeaA bA cA dA eA fA gA hA iA jA kA lA mA nA oA pA qA rA sA tA uA vA wA xA yA zAfirst took condition in Greek handwriting in the type