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If you pronounce the start of "character" the same way you pronounce "care" then I'm afraid you're pretty far away from the norm already.

• amock 4y ago
  The audio on https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/care https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/care and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/character https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/character sound like the same initial sound to me. I've never heard anyone pronounce them differently.
  • doodpants 4y ago
    I pronounce the first "a" in "character" the same as in "cat", and that's how it's pronounced in the audio here: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/character https://www.dictionary.com/browse/character
• AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character ???
• chrisseaton 4y ago
  An American could say 'care-acter', while an English person might say 'caract-er'.