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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Poll Question
How do you say quarter?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Neither. I pronounce it exactly how it is spelled (or how webster says it should be pronounced).
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Two bits 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
Depends on where you live.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4085 Posts |
Quote: Some of us say Quata. So what you're saying is that it is a very long drive to California for you. Or should I say "aay, do you hear this kid?" 
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Valued Member
United States
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In Philly, we said corder.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 Australia
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I'm not entirely sure how saying it with an Australian accent sounds to everyone else, but I think it's something like "kwortarh"
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Koårtärr - If I'd say it in swedish
Quawtah - English
Edited by X2an 04/02/2015 06:05 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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"Twenty-five cents"  wot? nobody says "two bits"? - or am I from another epoch? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Ah paid mah four bits to see the hagh divin' act, and ah'm gonna see the hagh divin' act !" -Yosemite Sam, - Bugs Bunny show. That'd be 2X's twenty-five cents. - Can't imagine Yosemite Sam saying that !
Edited by sel_69l 04/02/2015 06:14 am
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Moderator
 United States
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"KWORE-ter" 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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This is why we need the IPA...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote: Corder here in Indiana! Hey, I'm from Indiana.. for me it's kwarter.. 
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