mschaimabamouh18
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  • 26-07-2020
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why do we pronounce the vowel (A) in the word have like ,[ həv] and in the word take like[ teik]..even if they both end with (e) ?

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monobuzz3837
monobuzz3837 monobuzz3837
  • 26-07-2020

And because English language has borrowed words from other languages.

have is from a Dutch word "hebben"

take is also a word from old English "takan"

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