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Ridiculousness!!
pwhodges:
The quark suffered a similar fate, being pronounced qu-ah-rk instead of the intended qu-or-rk.
<shrug> That's just the way it goes. And of course the OED is merely doing its job of recording usage, not mandating it.
mtmerrick:
Those pronunciations of quark are nearly identical though. Certainly closer than other words with multiple pronunciations - say for example "vase" (VAZE vs vahzze)
BeoPuppy:
Now I need to listen to the Hercules soundtrack again.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: mtmerrick on 13 Jun 2013, 02:50 ---Those pronunciations of quark are nearly identical though.
--- End quote ---
Not in the UK (where I am).
bhtooefr:
And not in Ohio.
kwark (rhymes with park) versus kwork (rhymes with fork).
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