Aaaaaasshat vs acehat. Does it sound like the letter “a” when you sound it out? No? Short “a”.
Funny enough, both ass and hat are short “a” sounds.
Hat == short “a”
Hate == long “a”
Sure, so Carrie is still pronounced carr-eee. Double consonant means short “a”. Carie is pronounced with a long “a” like care-eee. The other correct spelling would be Carey.
I just replied to your PM. This made me realized I never had. I'm about 75% sure I'm still going to head down. Just waiting on a few things to figure out details and confirm.