[Mesorah] aleph with a dagesh

[Sholom Simon via Mesorah]

 >Is an aleph with a dagesh pronounced differently than an aleph without one?

Apparently so.  As I noted earlier in the thread, my tikkun 
specifically says to pronounce it strongly (b'chazek).

RSM once explained to me that the aleph is a bit like the short 
guttural beginning of when one says "Uh Oh".  So, I guess if one 
exaggerates that sound . . . ?

-- Sholom