| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. |
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
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7. Pronunciation Challenges: Confusions and Controversy
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| § 157. quixotic |
This word, pronounced (kw k-s t´k), derives from the English word Quixote, which in turn derives from the name of the hero of Cervantes’s novel, Don Quixote. Quixote is generally pronounced (kwk´s t) in British English and (k -h ´t), an attempt at the Spanish pronunciation, in American English. | 1 |
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