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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoWait, how is “quark” supposed to be pronounced? Not like the Star Trek character or the German cheese?
minus-squareTheTetrapod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoI pronounce it with the a sound I’d use in “warp”.
minus-squaredrail@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIn physics- Like “quart” with a k In the Joyce novel- rhymes with park.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI pronounce it like cork with a w
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoApparently it rhymes with spork
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoKinda yeah, though with the a-schwa transformation not quite complete. As I describe this I’m realizing it may be influenced by my accent which is similar to the tv American accent but with a bunch of dropped sounds.
Wait, how is “quark” supposed to be pronounced? Not like the Star Trek character or the German cheese?
I pronounce it with the a sound I’d use in “warp”.
In physics- Like “quart” with a k In the Joyce novel- rhymes with park.
I pronounce it like cork with a w
“Work?”
Kw(schwa)rk
“Quirk?”
Apparently it rhymes with spork
Kinda yeah, though with the a-schwa transformation not quite complete. As I describe this I’m realizing it may be influenced by my accent which is similar to the tv American accent but with a bunch of dropped sounds.