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minus-square@criitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoTIL I’ve pronounced quark wrong my whole life (rhyming with park). Though I’ve heard it done that way elsewhere - perhaps it is also considered acceptable at this point.
minus-squaredraillinkfedilink1•1 year agoGell-Mann said it sounds like “quart”, Joyce rhymed it with Park, it is a silly word and the pronunciation is as fluid as you desire.
TIL I’ve pronounced quark wrong my whole life (rhyming with park).
Though I’ve heard it done that way elsewhere - perhaps it is also considered acceptable at this point.
Gell-Mann said it sounds like “quart”, Joyce rhymed it with Park, it is a silly word and the pronunciation is as fluid as you desire.