Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 295 | For View more quotes about example">example, in Spanish, certainly one of the major languages spoken on Earth, the letter 'q' seldom, if ever, has the 'kwah' sound. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 292 | The 'kwah' in Gorean, which I think is possibly related, directly or indirectly, to the English 'q', does not always have a 'kwah' sound. |
| 1 | 293 | Sometimes it does; sometimes it does not; in the name 'Feiqa' it does not. |
| 1 | 294 | Although this may seem strange to native English speakers, it is certainly not linguistically unprecedented. |
| 1 | 295 | For example, in Spanish, certainly one of the major languages spoken on Earth, the letter 'q' seldom, if ever, has the 'kwah' sound. |
| 1 | 296 | Even in English, of course, the letter 'q' itself is not pronounced with a 'kwah' sound, but rather with a 'k' or 'c' sound, as in 'kue' or 'cue'. |
| 1 | 297 | I gathered my shield and weapons from the grass near us, where they lay with my pack. |
| 1 | 298 | I slung my helmet over my left shoulder. |
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The 'kwah' in Gorean, which I think is possibly related, directly or indirectly, to the English 'q', does not always have a 'kwah' sound.
Sometimes it does; sometimes it does not; in the name 'Feiqa' it does not.
Although this may seem strange to native English speakers, it is certainly not linguistically unprecedented.
For example, in Spanish, certainly one of the major languages spoken on Earth, the letter 'q' seldom, if ever, has the 'kwah' sound.
Even in English, of course, the letter 'q' itself is not pronounced with a 'kwah' sound, but rather with a 'k' or 'c' sound, as in 'kue' or 'cue'.
I gathered my shield and weapons from the grass near us, where they lay with my pack.
I slung my helmet over my left shoulder.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)