# Lora/Laura/Lara -- common pronunciation

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**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lora-laura-lara-common-pronunciation/422246 "2007-10-10T18:24:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lora-laura-lara-common-pronunciation/422246/41 "2007-10-12T08:30:33Z")

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[QUOTE=InvisibleWombat]  
I keep saying these over and over out loud using your descriptions, and I can’t make them sound different. Law-ruh and Lah-ruh sound precisely the same to me.

Again, I’m saying these out loud to myself, and LOW-ruh and LORE-ah sound almost identical.  
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Well it’s not just me then!

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