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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoWait, how is “quark” supposed to be pronounced? Not like the Star Trek character or the German cheese?
minus-squareTheTetrapod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI pronounce it with the a sound I’d use in “warp”.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI pronounce it like cork with a w
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoApparently it rhymes with spork
minus-squaredrail@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIn physics- Like “quart” with a k In the Joyce novel- rhymes with park.
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”.
I pronounce it like cork with a w
“Work?”
Kw(schwa)rk
“Quirk?”
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.
Apparently it rhymes with spork
In physics- Like “quart” with a k In the Joyce novel- rhymes with park.