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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Quiet (qwa)
Quay (qua)
Quick (qwi)
I don't find it any odder than the other two qw pronunciations.  |
Words like "queen", "quick", etc, were originally spelt with a "cw" or "kw" at the beginning. The word "quay", on the other hand, is a French spelling of the Middle English word "key" or "cay". It's never had a "w" sound in it.