The final "r" in the English "Myanmar" is absent in Burmese "Myanma" (much as the medial "r" in "Burma" is absent in standard Burmese "Bama"). The commission added a final "r" in English to represent the low tone of Burmese, in which the word "Myanma" is pronounced. In the low tone, the final vowel "a" is lengthened. The commission was influenced by Received Pronunciation and other non-rhotic English English dialects, in which "ar" (without a following vowel) is also pronounced as long "a" (often given as "ah" in American English). However, in variants of English in which final "r" is pronounced, such as standard American English, adding this final "r" leads to a pronunciation very different from the Burmese pronunciation.