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Originally Posted by guofei_ma

Greetings, chaps:

This forum is for discussion on the differences between British and American English. There is no need to discuss different spellings since webpages that provide basic American/British spelling differences can be found all over the Internet. Rather, what would be of interest are vocabulary differences, pronunciation differences, intonation differences and the tendencies of people from different regions to use different expressions, colloquialisms, idioms, and "speaking styles".

Here's my first contribution to the forum-
Different vowels are pronounced "ah" in British and American varieties of English.
The "a" in father, bard, and lark is pronounced "ah" everywhere.
The "a" in path, laugh, and class is pronounced "ah" in Southern England but pronounced as the short a in Northern England and in the United States.
The "o" in proper, locker, and opulent is pronounced "ah" in Southwestern England and in the United States but pronounced "o" with the lips rounded in the Southeastern England, Northern England, Wales, and Scotland.

Here's my first query-
I would be interested in knowing when Canadians use the "ah" sound.

I'm afraid I'm not Canadian, so I'll have to go and ask some and come back to you. :D