The following words are typical in that they are spelled one way and pronounced in another way. They 'ar' combination frequently sounds like [], as in embarrass. This sound is particularly clear on the West Coast. On the East Coast, you may hear embarrass.
Exercise 6-4: Zbigniew's Epsilon list
Repeat after me.
embarrass
vocabulary
parent
parallel
paragraph
para~
parrot
apparent
parish
Paris
area
aware
compare
imaginary
stationary
care
carry
carriage
marriage
maritime
barrier
baritone
Barron's
Library
Character
Karen
Harry
Mary
Larry
Sarah
narrate
guarantee
larynx
laryngitis
necessary
itinerary
said
says
transparency
dictionary
many
any
Exercise 6-4: Zbigniew's Epsilon list
Repeat after me.
embarrass
vocabulary
parent
parallel
paragraph
para~
parrot
apparent
parish
Paris
area
aware
compare
imaginary
stationary
care
carry
carriage
marriage
maritime
barrier
baritone
Barron's
Library
Character
Karen
Harry
Mary
Larry
Sarah
narrate
guarantee
larynx
laryngitis
necessary
itinerary
said
says
transparency
dictionary
many
any

