[radicalbyte]

> If you're British, "scarf" and "giraffe" rhyme. > In American English, they don't.

They don't rhyme in British English either. Maybe in one of the regional dialects - I think that you could probably force it in a scouse (Liverpool) accent.

[uncle_d]

Perhaps they do in old-style Received Pronunciation, like wot the Queen speaks.

But yep if you go oop North then A's become short and giraffe will rhyme with gaffe (like bath and laugh will).

[lordnacho]

It's a more posh accent that it rhymes in. Found it in a Julia Donaldson book I was reading for my kids.

[DanBC]

How are you pronouncing the words? ji-rarf is a more common pronunciation than ji-raff.

[mkl]

FWIW they rhyme in New Zealand English. "Laugh" rhymes with them too.