I found an error in the dictionary and not just one dictionary, every dictionary.
Dictionary.com
Collins Dictionary
The Cambridge Dictionary and so on.
Everyone is giving the wrong pronunciation of this simple and common word.
Americans have changed their habit and we’re going to explore this and use it
as an excuse to learn 7 interesting vocabulary words that starts with Qu.
So you stay there, let’s do this!
Qu. Most common pronunciation is this:
[kw]
Kw consonant cluster
Quick
Quilt
Quiz
[kw]
Wait, I can’t mention quilt without showing you this. My great grandma.
That’s my mom’s mom’s mom made it over a hundred years ago. Isn’t it wonderful?
And “quarter” used to be pronounced this way too but not anymore in the US. Why?
Why did Americans drop the W sound? We don’t say kw, quarter.
We say “Quarter”. [k]. Or just like this word “Core”.
Quarter
Quarterly
I don’t know how or why this habit shifted over time but 99 percent of the time, we say quarter
in American English. Quarter. Listen.
So we have the K consonant not a KW cluster at the beginning.
Then we have a flap T. This follows the rule a T is a flap T if it comes after an R before a vowel.
[flap]
Quar, [də, də, də], Quarter. A flap of the tongue.
Quarter
Quarter, quarter, quarter. Let me go back and give you the full sentence for those examples.
But all these dictionaries have the Kw pronunciation as the only pronunciation.
Kudos to Meriam-Webster who put the most common pronunciation as an option.
Kudos means good job, congratulations.
You’re going to learn new vocabulary today. Kudos to you for dedicating yourself to your studies.
Most Qu words in American English do start with a Kw
cluster, quarter is an exception. We also have this word with just the K sound.
[ki], also you can say [kei] and some people do pronounce this
[kwei] but [ki] is the most common pronunciation. Do you know the word “quay”?
It’s a platform along the water for loading or unloading ships. When I was
researching this video, I kind of went down a rabbit hole of words that begin with Qu.
Go down a rabbit hole. This is an idiom
and it means to get sucked into something that takes a lot of time
more than expected as you learn one thing that leads to another and you just keep going with it.
In this case, I stated looking for Qu pronunciations
and I found all these great vocabulary words, I just kept going with it.
So now we’ll go over 7 advanced vocabulary words that begin with “Qu”.
First, “Quasi”.
This has a couple of different pronunciations all with that Kw cluster.
In American English, [‘kwa zaɪ] and [‘kwa zi] are the two most common pronunciations.
It means something that is similar to something. Kind of like something but not something all the
way. Sort of confusing, this will be more clear as we look at some examples. Let’s go to Youglish.
Quasi-religious.
Not fully religious but a structure or setup that’s like a religion.
A quasi-grain. So it’s not categorized
fully as a grain but has similar properties. It’s kind of like a grain.
Quasi-real-time. Not exactly in real-time, not at the exact same time but close to it. Similar,
almost real-time, quasi-real-time.
You have to be quasi-masochistic. A little masochistic to be a writer. Masochistic means
you kind of like doing things that are painful, tedious, or generally unpleasant to do.
So being a writer has some very challenging parts to it. Therefore,
you have to be a little masochistic to want to be a writer or to be a writer.
Quasi. Make up a sample sentence now and put it in the comments below.
Quash
Do you know this one? It means to stop something, suppress it, make it go away.
Quash the level of Vitriol.
Stop it, make it go away. We want no
more vitriol. What is vitriol? Another great vocabulary word. It means cruel, harsh criticism.
To quash the revolution. To stop it immediately, make it completely go away.
Quash his dreams. Stop dreaming of being in politics, completely put that desire away,
destroy the dream, quash it.
Quack
You probably know that the literal meaning of this word. It’s the sound we use in American
English for the sound of a duck. But do you know how we use it as an idiom?
It means someone with authority who actually doesn’t know what they are doing,
doesn’t do a good job. We use it most commonly with doctors. A bad doctor
doesn’t know what he’s doing, maybe even giving harmful advice, he’s a quack.
Thought he was a quack. He was talking to his doctor; the doctor gave him some advice
he had never heard of before. He wasn’t sure, he thought, “Maybe this guy is just a quack.”
Who is this quack?
Who is this guy who thinks he’s something that I don’t trust at all.
That quack dentist. Didn’t know what he was talking about, not a good dentist.
Quasi
Quash
Quack
What word is next?
Qualm
This is a feeling of being uneasy, apprehensive, not sure.
We often use it in the phrase, “I have no qualms about that.”
No qualms, that means I’m very sure. I’m 100% sure that this is right.
This word has a couple of different pronunciations and can be pronounced with a dark L or without.
[kwam] or [kwalm]
We annihilate them without a qualm. No uneasiness.
We annihilate them without ever wondering if it’s a problem.
Annihilate means to destroy completely, similar to quash. We destroy these things
completely with no second thoughts, feeling completely sure about it without a qualm.
That’s my only qualm with it. That’s the only thing I
don’t like. The only thing that makes me unsure about recommending it.
The most obvious qualm. Uneasiness with capitalism. The thing he was not comfortable with.
Quip
This is a clever of witty remark or comment. Sometimes you’ll hear
it read as a verb. He quipped instead of he said, if what he said was witty.
Quip. A funny thing he said. If you want a friend, buy a dog. Because in Washington,
in the government, there are no friends.
A quip. A joke, something funny and witty.
She often quips. She often makes this joke, this witty comment.
Next: Quintessential
I love this word, it’s the best example of something, the perfect pure example of something.
The quintessential assignment. When you think of a National Geographic assignment for a photographer,
this is what you would think of. The most pure example of what a National
Geographic assignment would be. Go to base camp at Everest.
Quintessential. That’s so National Geographic.
This man is talking about Abraham Lincoln being the quintessential
American. The best example of what an American is.
The most quintessential experience. What you think of when think of Los Angeles?
I guess for her, she thinks, “Hm, when I think about Los Angeles, I think about driving.
Quasi
Quash
Quack
Qualm
Quip
Quintessential
Quaint
All of these words have the kw pronunciation.
Something that’s quaint is charming, picturesque, maybe a little old-fashioned, pleasing.
Like a painting a sweet farmhouse on a cute little farm, that might be quaint. Here, this picture,
a quaint little church in the fall. You know what this is? This is quintessential New England.
It’s a picture that comes to mind when I think of New England. Such a common,
pure New England experience, quintessential.
But let’s get back to quaint with some examples.
Quaint village atmosphere? That sounds nice.
Quaint. A small coastal community. That means a small town on the coast, quaint.
Kind of quaint now. Here it means old-fashioned. The idea of a phone booth. Everybody has
cellphones now. And most phone booths and public phones have been taken down.
Well that’s our quota for Ku words.
Quota, that means the required amount.
I said I was going to teach 7 new vocabulary words with Qu and I did, so I met my quota.
Thank you so much for joining me here, please like this video and subscribe with notifications
and keep your learning going now with this video, I love being your English teacher.
That’s it and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.
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我在字典中发现了一个错误， 而不仅仅是一本字典，每一本字典。
Dictionary.com
柯林斯
词典 剑桥词典等等。
每个人都 对这个简单而常见的单词给出了错误的发音。
美国人已经改变了他们的习惯， 我们将对此进行探索，并
以此为借口学习 7 个 以 Qu 开头的有趣词汇。
所以你留在那里，让我们这样做！
曲。 最常见的发音是这样的：
[kw]
Kw 辅音簇
Quick
Quilt
Quiz
[kw]
等等，我不能不给 你看这个就提到被子。 我的曾祖母。
那是我妈妈的妈妈的妈妈 一百多年前做的。 这不是很棒吗？
“季度”过去也有这种发音， 但在美国不再如此。 为什么？
为什么美国人放弃 W 音？ 我们不说千瓦，季度。
我们说“季度”。 [k]。 或者 就像“核心”这个词。
Quarterly Quarterly
我不知道这种习惯如何或为什么会随着 时间的推移而改变，但在 99% 的情况下，我们
用美式英语说 Quarter。 25美分硬币。 听。
所以我们在开头有 K 辅音而 不是 KW 簇。
然后我们有一个襟翼 T。这遵循规则， 如果它在一个元音之前的 R 之后，则它是一个襟翼 T。
[襟翼]
Quar, [də, də, də], Quarter。 舌尖一动。
季度
季度，季度，季度。 让我回去 给你这些例子的完整句子。
但是所有这些字典都 只有 Kw 的读音。
感谢 Meriam-Webster 将 最常见的发音作为选项。
Kudos 意味着干得好，恭喜。
你今天要学习新词汇。 感谢您全身心投入学习。
美式英语中的大多数 Qu 词 确实以 Kw
簇开头，Quarter 是一个例外。 我们也 有这个只有 K 音的词。
[ki]，你也可以说 [kei]， 有些人会发
[kwei]，但 [ki] 是最常见的 发音。 你知道“码头”这个词吗？
这是一个用于装卸船只的水上平台 。 当我
研究这个视频时，我有点陷入了 以 Qu 开头的单词的兔子洞。
下一个兔子洞。 这是一个成语
，它意味着
当你学习一件事会导致另一件事时，你会陷入比预期花费更多时间的事情中， 并且你只是继续坚持下去。
在这种情况下，我说要 寻找曲的发音，
然后我发现了所有这些很棒的 词汇，我就继续用它。
因此，现在我们将介绍 7 个 以“曲”开头的高级词汇。
一是“准”。
这有几个不同的 发音都与那个 Kw 集群。
在美式英语中，[‘kwa zaɪ] 和 [‘kwa zi] 是两个最常见的发音。
它意味着与某物相似的东西。 有点像某样东西，但不是所有的
东西。 有点令人困惑， 当我们看一些例子时会更清楚。 让我们去Youglish。
准宗教。
不是完全宗教的，而是一种 类似于宗教的结构或设置。
准粮。 因此，它没有
完全归类为谷物，但具有相似的 特性。 这有点像谷物。
准实时。 不完全是实时的，不是 在完全相同的时间，而是接近它。 类似的，
几乎是实时的，准实时的。
你必须是准受虐狂。 成为一名作家有点自虐。 自虐意味着
你有点喜欢做痛苦、 乏味或通常不愉快的事情。
因此，作为一名作家，有一些非常 具有挑战性的部分。 因此，
你必须有点受虐 倾向才能成为作家或作家。
准。 现在组成一个例句 并将其放在下面的评论中。
奎什
你认识这个吗？ 意思是停止 某事，压制它，让它消失。
取消硫酸的水平。
停止它，让它消失。 我们不想
再刻薄了。 什么是硫酸？ 另一个很棒的 词汇。 它意味着残酷、严厉的批评。
镇压革命。 要立即停止它 ，让它完全消失。
粉碎他的梦想。 停止梦想参与 政治，完全消除这种欲望，
摧毁梦想，消除它。
嘎嘎
你大概知道这个词的字面意思 。 这是我们在美式
英语中用来表示鸭子的声音。 但是 您知道我们如何将其用作成语吗？
这意味着有权威但 实际上不知道自己在做什么的人，
没有做好工作。 我们 最常与医生一起使用它。 一个坏医生
不知道自己在做什么，甚至可能 给出有害的建议，他是个庸医。
以为他是个庸医。 他正在和 他的医生交谈； 医生给了他一些
他以前从未听说过的建议。 他不确定， 他想，“也许这家伙只是个庸医。”
这个庸医是谁？
这个认为他 是我根本不信任的人的人是谁。
那个庸医的牙医。 不知道他 在说什么，不是一个好牙医。
Quasi
Quash
Quack
接下来是什么词？
Qualm
这是一种 不安、忧虑、不确定的感觉。
我们经常在短语中使用它， “我对此毫无疑虑。”
没有疑虑，这意味着我非常确定。 我 100% 确定这是对的。
这个词有几个不同的 发音，可以用暗 L 发音或不发音。
[kwam] 或 [kwalm]
我们毫不犹豫地消灭它们。 没有不安。
我们消灭它们，却从不 怀疑这是否是个问题。
Annihilate 意味着彻底摧毁， 类似于 quash。 我们不加思索地彻底摧毁这些东西
， 毫无疑虑地完全确定。
这是我唯一的 疑虑。 这是我唯一
不喜欢的。 唯一让 我不确定是否推荐它的事情。
最明显的不安。 对 资本主义的不安。 他不舒服的事情。
俏皮 这是一种巧妙的诙谐评论 或评论。 有时您会听到
它读作动词。 如果他说的是机智的话，他会打趣而不是说。
讽刺。 他说了一句好笑的话。 如果你想要一个 朋友，就买一只狗。 因为在华盛顿，
在政府里，没有朋友。
一句俏皮话。 一个笑话，有趣而诙谐的东西。
她经常打趣。 她经常 开这样的玩笑，这样诙谐的评论。
Next: Quintessential
我喜欢这个词，它是某事的最佳范例， 某事的完美纯粹范例。
典型的任务。 当您想到 国家地理为摄影师分配的任务时，
您会想到这一点。 国家地理作业最纯粹的
例子。 前往珠穆朗玛峰大本营。
精髓。 这就是国家地理。
这个人在谈论亚伯拉罕 林肯是典型的
美国人。 美国人是什么的最好例子。
最经典的体验。 提起洛杉矶，您会想到什么？
我猜对她来说，她想，“嗯，当我 想到洛杉矶时，我会想到开车。
Quasi
Quash
Quack
Qualm Quip
Quintessential
Quaint
所有这些词都有 kw 发音。
古朴的东西是迷人的，风景如画的， 也许有点老式，令人愉悦。
就像在一个可爱的小农场上画一座温馨的 农舍，这可能很古怪。 在这里，这张照片，
秋天的一座古色古香的小教堂。 你 知道这是什么吗？ 这是典型的新英格兰。
当我想到新英格兰时，脑海中浮现出一幅画面 。 如此普通、
纯粹的新英格兰体验，堪称精髓。
但是，让我们用一些例子回到古怪的地方。
古朴的乡村气息？ 听起来不错。
古雅。 一个小型沿海社区。 这 意味着海岸上的一个小镇，古色古香。
现在有点古怪。 这里的意思是老式的。 电话亭的想法。 现在每个人都有
手机。 大多数电话亭 和公用电话已被拆除。
嗯，这就是我们的 Ku 字配额。
配额，这意味着所需的数量。
我说我要用曲教 7 个新 词汇，我做到了，所以我达到了我的配额。
非常感谢您加入我，请 喜欢这个视频并订阅通知，
并通过这个视频继续您的学习 ，我喜欢成为您的英语老师。
就是这样，非常感谢您使用 Rachel 的英语。