I pronounce them /kOrt/ ''kort'' and /kOrt@`/ ''korter''.
How do you pronounce ''quart'' and ''quarter''?
Yes, rethinking it, quarter should be "kworder" except in situations where I need to emphasize the word.
I pronounce the two both with /k/ and /kw/ initially. These days I tend to favor the use of /k/, even though I probably originally favored /kw/, but with it still coexisting in parallel with /k/. Of course, this may partly due to my general bias against spelling pronunciations, of which the use of /kwo/ (or /kwOr/ in dialects with /O/ before /r/) in places where it alternates with /ko/ (or /kOr/ in dialects with /O/ before /r/) apparently is. Hence,
"quart" : /kort/ -> [k_hor\?] or /kwort/ -> [kw_0or\?]
"quarter : /"kort@`/ -> ["k_hor\.4@`] or /'kwort@`/ -> [kw_0or\.4@`]
"coordinate" (noun) : /"kordInIt/ -> ["k_ho:r\.4I~.nI?] or /"kwordInIt/ -> ["kw_0o:r\.4I~.nI?]
"coordinate" (verb) : /"kordInet/ -> ["k_ho:r\.4I~.ne?] or /"kwordInet/ -> ["kw_0o:r\.4I~.ne?]
"quart" : /kort/ -> [k_hor\?] or /kwort/ -> [kw_0or\?]
"quarter : /"kort@`/ -> ["k_hor\.4@`] or /'kwort@`/ -> [kw_0or\.4@`]
"coordinate" (noun) : /"kordInIt/ -> ["k_ho:r\.4I~.nI?] or /"kwordInIt/ -> ["kw_0o:r\.4I~.nI?]
"coordinate" (verb) : /"kordInet/ -> ["k_ho:r\.4I~.ne?] or /"kwordInet/ -> ["kw_0o:r\.4I~.ne?]
I say "co - ordinate" for the verb, not kwordinate or kordinate. But for the noun form, coordinates (as in latitude and longitude) I DO say "kwordinits". Go figure.
just kidding...i'm sorry to say that i pronounce it corter but I know i'm wrong.flog me with jlo.
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"kworder" is quite common in American English.
And with regard to your "Whence the D?" comment, don't confuse spelling with pronunciation.
In other words, "tho"? Why add "-ugh"?
"kworder" is quite common in American English.
And with regard to your "Whence the D?" comment, don't confuse spelling with pronunciation.
In other words, "tho"? Why add "-ugh"?
We Americans despise the lowly T, and try to undermine it as often as possible. Hence, "kworder" instead of "kworter".
On the other hand, we take tender loving care of all the poor little orphan R's that nobody else seems to want...
On the other hand, we take tender loving care of all the poor little orphan R's that nobody else seems to want...
<<i'm sorry to say that i pronounce it corter but I know i'm wrong.>>
/kOrt@`/ for ''quarter'' is not wrong. That's how I pronounce it.
/kOrt@`/ for ''quarter'' is not wrong. That's how I pronounce it.
<<We Americans despise the lowly T, and try to undermine it as often as possible. Hence, "kworder" instead of "kworter".>>
Actually, to be technical, it's not pronounced with a /d/, but a voiced alveolar tap (/d/ is a voiced alveolar stop). The sign for a voiced alveolar tap is /4/ in XSAMPA, thus I have:
/k(w)Ort@r/ --> [k_h(w)Or4@`]
<<"kworder" is quite common in American English. >>
And Canadian ;)
Actually, to be technical, it's not pronounced with a /d/, but a voiced alveolar tap (/d/ is a voiced alveolar stop). The sign for a voiced alveolar tap is /4/ in XSAMPA, thus I have:
/k(w)Ort@r/ --> [k_h(w)Or4@`]
<<"kworder" is quite common in American English. >>
And Canadian ;)