Pronunciation of stamp and odd

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hi, i'd like know how to pronounce stamp coz the phonetic translation of that word appears in several dictionaries as (staemp) but i asked to some english people who say that they pronounce it as stamp.

The other word is odd, which phonetic translation is (a

)but i heard some people pronounce it as (o

)

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[nq:1]hi, i'd like know how to pronounce stamp coz the phonetic translation of that word appears in several dictionaries as (staemp) but i asked to some english people who say that they pronounce it as stamp.[/nq]
It rhymes with ramp and lamp.

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[nq:1]The other word is odd, which phonetic translation is (a

) but i heard some people pronounce it as (o

)[/nq]
Isn't that the difference between US and UK pronunciation respectively?

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[nq:1]hi, i'd like know how to pronounce stamp coz the phonetic translation of that word appears in several dictionaries as (staemp) but i asked to some english people who say that they pronounce it as stamp.[/nq]
It's pronounced /stamp/ in certain parts of the UK.
[nq:1]The other word is odd, which phonetic translation is (a

)but i heard some people pronounce it as (o

)[/nq]
Scots?

Adrian

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