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Like many of the other English words that use a q not followed by a u, souq is of Arabic origin. In English, the letter Q is usually almost always followed immediately by the letter U, e.g. quiz, quarry, question, squirrel. However, there are some exceptions. The majority of these are anglicised from Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Inuktitut, or other ...
List of English words containing a Q not followed by a U. This article survived an AfD vote early in its life, and has now reached what I hope is a high standard. All words are sourced to major 20th Century dictionaries, and there is also useful discussion on the words themselves, elevating the article above a list of dicdefs.
Words with QU where the U represents a full vowel[edit] Normally in English the QU combination is pronounced /kw/, or sometimes /k/, and is followed by a vowel. Maybe this article should include a sentence or two about words where a U after a Q represents a full vowel, such as qū, qurūsh, Quran, or whatever the various dictionaries may contain.
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But not after c. Where ever there is a Q there is a U too; Most frequently u follows q. e.g.: Que, queen, question, quack, quark, quartz, quarry, quit, Pique, torque, macaque, exchequer. Hence the mnemonic: Where ever there is a Q there is a U too (But this is violated by some words; see:List of English words containing Q not followed by U)
Some redlinked words, some not linked at all. Why? Done. Either fixed, or directed to wiktionary, or removed. Uses section is entirely unreferenced. Added some of the references that I had listed, and rewrote to eliminate the non-static list of words (the acceptable word list changes every 5 years or so). Please rewrite my in-eloquence.
Glossary of music terminology. A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings.
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