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Originally Posted by Archaea
Fantastic stuff. Please explain the distinction between e grade and a grade. What would a grade have meant?
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"A grade" is the phonetic sound represented by the letter alpha. "E grade" is the phonetic sound represented by the letter epsilon. Consonants and vowels make shifts over time-- note the schwa of the English language-- but the transition from an a grade to an e grade is an uphill shift and thus not likely.