I very much agree with you. I teach Latin and Norwegian, and just saying a as in [insert word here] is very misleading to anyone even mildly interested in learning correct pronunciation. The A is in fact a very good example of that, as the Norwegian a is a back vowel, whilst most Slavs for example pronounce it as a front vowel, making it so similar to A that it to a Norwegian often sounds like /æ/. The Latin a is usually best represented as /a/ or /ä/, which is quite far away from /ɑ/.
Then I lost by default, as that was already the case as I scrolled down. Ah well …
Its most beautiful attraction.
Those are some beautiful lips.
You did.
Do you like it slow and teasing or hard and merciless?
I would indeed. Do you like it clean or messy?
Absolutely stunning.
I very much agree with you. I teach Latin and Norwegian, and just saying a as in [insert word here] is very misleading to anyone even mildly interested in learning correct pronunciation. The A is in fact a very good example of that, as the Norwegian a is a back vowel, whilst most Slavs for example pronounce it as a front vowel, making it so similar to A that it to a Norwegian often sounds like /æ/. The Latin a is usually best represented as /a/ or /ä/, which is quite far away from /ɑ/.