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HOW TO PRONOUNCE CAR HEART LAUGH<\/h1>\n

In English we pronounce all words with the same vowel sound – the long \/a:\/. If you want to know more about how to pronounce car heart laugh please read on.<\/p>\n

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THE PROBLEM WITH SPELLING AND REGIONAL ACCENTS<\/h2>\n

You might find that you can make the\u00a0\/a:\/ sound\u00a0quite easily\u00a0when you learn English pronunciation. However, we spell \/a:\/ the sound\u00a0in different ways and\u00a0you might find this\u00a0a little confusing. Even more confusing is\u00a0the fact that whilst we pronounce many words like \u2018sta<\/strong>ff\u2019 with \/a:\/ in Received Pronunciation, and usually southern\u00a0England, if you go north you will often hear people pronouncing the same words with \/\u00e6\/. English varies around the country and it is best for you to choose which English accent you would like to use. As an English pronunciation teacher I instruct my students on\u00a0Received Pronunciation<\/a> because it is the way I speak. Most students also want to learn this accent because most people easily understand it. Native English speakers understand other native accents. Misunderstandings come from not speaking clearly.<\/p>\n

We also pronounce \u2018ar\u2019 as in ‘ar<\/strong>my’ with\u00a0\/a:\/ . Although this is the most common way we spell the \/a:\/ sound, not everybody makes this sound with \u2018ar\u2019. Native speakers in the west of England, Lancashire and Scotland might pronounce the \u2018r\u2019 as an extra consonant, as may\u00a0many native speakers around\u00a0the world.<\/p>\n

DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN SPELL THE\u00a0\/a:\/ SOUND<\/h2>\n

I have drawn up this infographic to demonstrate how to pronounce words like car<\/strong> hear<\/strong>t lau<\/strong>gh and even hal<\/strong>f. They all have the same \/a:\/ sound according to Received Pronunciation. The words I have listed are some of the most common words pronounced in this way. \u2018Hear<\/strong>t\u2019 is one you need to remember as people might not understand you if you pronounce it otherwise.<\/p>\n

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How To Pronounce Car Heart Laugh or Different Ways of Spelling the \/a:\/ sound<\/p><\/div>\n

\"How<\/a>

English Pronunciation Quiz: Which Word Has a Different Vowel Sound – collar, arch or market?<\/p><\/div>\n