The long BATH
/ɑː/as in grass
Bath, grass and dance stretch into a long, dark ah.
Common habit
baath (flat a)
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British
bahth
What gives you away
A short, flat a as in cat for bath, can't and France.
How to fix it
Open the back of the mouth and hold the ah. Think father, not cat.
Practise words
bathgrassdancecan'tFranceafter
Hear how you do on grass.
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