In RP, the word 'bath' is pronounced with which vowel sound?

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In RP, the word 'bath' is pronounced with which vowel sound?

In RP, the vowel in the word bath is the long open back vowel held for a bit longer, written as /ɑː/ in standard IPA. This long back “a” sound is what gives bath its characteristic pronunciation in Received Pronunciation. It’s different from the short 'a' sound (as in cat), the short back 'o' sound (as in lot in some RP varieties), and the short front 'e' sound (as in bed). So the best match is the long back vowel, the /ɑː/ sound.

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