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Pronounciation of "clerk"



 
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Pronounciation of "clerk" Mon Apr 14, 2008 15:53 pm  Pronounciation of "clerk"
 

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Can you please help me with the pronounciation of "clerk"?

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Pronounciation of "clerk" Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:51 am  Pronounciation of "clerk"
 

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I say /klerk/. (That 'e' should be the stressed schwa.)
Brits say /klark/. (I am told.)
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