For "quarter" is it ~kworter or ~korter. (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Whre I come from, a "quarter" usually indicates the coin. "Twenty-five cents" indicates twenty-five cents."

  Strange as it may seem, I never heard of a "solid quarter" till I arrived in Dixie.

  JL

"Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL> wrote:
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>
> Do most USA folks put a "w" in the word "quarter"?
>
> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+ See truespel.com -
> and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at authorhouse.com.
>
>

Twenty-five cents made up of two dimes and a nickle is a "kwarter".
Twenty-five cents made up of a single coin (a twenty-five cent piece) is
a "solid quarter".
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