Have I been pronouncing KWest restaurant wrong for over ten years?

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Have I been pronouncing KWest restaurant wrong for over ten years?

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I've always pronounced it "Kay-West"

It occurred to me a few weeks ago that maybe I should be saying "Quest"
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That is very deep of you there Cam.. :stir:

Lucky your're not referring to the pronunciation or romanised spelling of a khmer word ...that really would kick off an avalanche :plus1:
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I know logic doesn't belong in such discussions but wouldn't it be Kwest and not KWest if it were pronounced Quest?
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violet wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:34 pm I know logic doesn't belong in such discussions but wouldn't it be Kwest and not KWest if it were pronounced Quest?
But K-West doesn't mean anything, it's a nonsense term, and wouldn't they hyphenate it if it were pronounced K-West? Aren't they clearly doing a cutesy spelling of "Quest"?
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It's Kwest (quest) but the logo design makes it seem like it's Kay West.
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Splashback wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:59 pm It's Kwest (quest) but the logo design makes it seem like it's Kay West.
Sorta like the predecessor to Oscars bar on 104...signage said Colonail (meaning Colonial) :facepalm:

Hillton bar on 136 (meaning Hilton)..altho it sounds the same.
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Cam Nivag wrote: Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:22 pm I've always pronounced it "Kay-West"

It occurred to me a few weeks ago that maybe I should be saying "Quest"
And you don't pronounce the W in wrong so it's really Wong.
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hint; comes from Kuwait with a silent w
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Hmm, I asked the owners many years ago and I seem to recall that they told me it was Kay West.
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Also, it turns out the file format is supposed to be pronounced "jiff" - according to the attention-whoring tech-head who invented it and wanted his three seconds of fame. Because Graphics Interchange Format would naturally be rendered "jiff".
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