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Advertisement Assuming that Armstrong is correct in A researcher at the University of Kent his claim (a reasonable assumption since explains this could be due to a he was the only one there and by all combination of factors including the accounts an honest and trustworthy noisy radio link, the 250,000-mile individual) – the reason most of us don't distance, the stressful situation for the hear an 'a' could be due to a speaker affecting his speaking rate and combination of factors including the his particular North American Midwest noisy radio link, the 250,000-mile accent. distance, the stressful situation for the A study was conducted that played the speaker affecting his speaking rate and two phrase 'for' and 'for a' in a Midwest his particular North American Midwest accent for a group of participants, who accent, where the 'a' is naturally found the two indistinguishable and did shortened and merged with the not hear the 'a'. preceding word. Another factor is how our brains Experts listeners expected all syllables perceive speech. to be lengthened proportionally, whereas the duration of the very brief It is worth noting he also agreed the 'a' 'a' sound became shorter in was inaudible in recordings, but still comparison to the lengthened syllables maintained he had spoken it. surrounding it. In 2006, news stories reported that audio analysis, including spectrograms like those used for voice prints, had found the missing 'a', mysteriously hiding behind a burst of static. Sofia Richie flashes her pins in sheer lace SHARE THIS RELATED ARTICLES trousers as she parties ARTICLE the night away at star- Do YOU fidget at your The black box for studded Harper's desk? Bizarre toy with BUILDINGS: Recorder Bazaar bash in NYC switches,... reveals if a structure... Large earthquakes can Judging books by their Kendall Jenner flashes trigger aftershocks on covers: New her toned abs in a separate faults... 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