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Re: [RC] Endurance: Qatar style part two - Maggie MieskeMost people pronounce it with a K sound and the emphasis on the second syllable....ka TAR. Some pronounce it with the emphasis on the first syllable...KA tar (depending on if they are British, South African, etc.). I am told that in Arabic the Q is actually more of a guttural phoneme (sound) and is something in between "cutter" and "gutter." Everyone knows what you mean here regardless of how you pronounce it, and I find myself saying it all of the above ways, depending on who I am with and what we are talking about. Don't ask me why. :) Maggie MieskeLecturer English Department/Foundation Program Qatar University P.O. Box 2713 Doha, Qatar “Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming ... WOW! What a ride!”
From: firedancefarms <firedancefarms@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Maggie Mieske <msmieske@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:39:47 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Endurance: Qatar style part two so Maggie, how DO you pronounce Quatar??
I loved your story. The trot out would be wonderful. The vet check at the National Championship was a mess....straight down a hill!
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