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how do you pronounce aqua
ack-wah
16%
 16%  [ 8 ]
awk-wah
75%
 75%  [ 37 ]
neither, you suck
8%
 8%  [ 4 ]
Total Votes : 49

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a)
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c) ack-wa

(subtle difference from that and a)

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I pronounce it aw-kwah, but I think it sounds ugly.
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Ah Quah.

Like the Spanish "agua."

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The first two people to post in this thread are the only two that pronounce it wrong.
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Saellys wrote:
Ah Quah.

Like the Spanish "agua."


like ah gwa
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ACK-RARGH!
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JBaker wrote:
The first two people to post in this thread are the only two that pronounce it wrong.


the queens english beats american-english every time Very Happy

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homesick_alien wrote:
JBaker wrote:
The first two people to post in this thread are the only two that pronounce it wrong.


the queens english beats american-english every time Very Happy


thats because it came first! Very Happy

answer: aqua [ack-wuh]
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Ah Kyoo uh.
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thesinisterpenguin wrote:
homesick_alien wrote:
JBaker wrote:
The first two people to post in this thread are the only two that pronounce it wrong.


the queens english beats american-english every time Very Happy


thats because it came first! Very Happy


I don't respect people who pronounce 'A's as 'R's and 'R's as 'A's.

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(B)

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thesinisterpenguin wrote:
homesick_alien wrote:
JBaker wrote:
The first two people to post in this thread are the only two that pronounce it wrong.


the queens english beats american-english every time Very Happy


thats because it came first! Very Happy

answer: aqua [ack-wuh]


yes, it came first, right after the latin word Aqua, which means water, and i'm pretty sure those folks pronounced it ah-kwa.

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