Park the Car in Harvard Yard= Pak the ca in Havad Yad. There is only soft "a" not a long sound. We only pronounce "r" if it is the first letter. Sure=shuah. Butter=Butta. More=Moah. Four=Foah.For=Faw. I lived in Oklahoma one time.They had such a southern drawl. I could not understand them and they could not understand me. I wondah why¿? Maureen