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pronunciation - How is æ supposed to be pronounced? - English . . . As I said, you have to distinguish English spelling from pronunciation There's no difference between the letters"ae" together and the "æ" ligature; and there's no rule for how to pronounce them, either -- every word is different The words encyclopædia, encyclopedia, and encyclopaedia are all pronounced the same, however you pronounce them I pronounce that vowel as i , myself
When do I use æ? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange It is an ancient grapheme sometimes used in literary historical contexts I don’t think you will need to use it in current common language Æ (minuscule: æ) is a grapheme named æsc or ash,*** formed from the letters a and e, originally a ligature representing the Latin diphthong ae In English æ is often eschewed in favour of the digraph ae Usage experts often consider that incorrect