Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:35 am
I'm not sure if this is a regional thing or not. I've heard it both ways. How do you say it?
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Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:49 am
Admittedly I probably say both but I think I say que-pon more often
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:59 am
Q
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:05 am
Que-pon? As in Kay-pon?
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:06 am
Idk why he typed it like that. Q-pon, or cue-pon is what he was going forQue-pon? As in Kay-pon?
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:12 am
ah, gotchaIdk why he typed it like that. Q-pon, or cue-pon is what he was going forQue-pon? As in Kay-pon?
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:37 am
I used to be q-pon...majority of my life. But I was sick of getting disciplined for that, so I switched to coo-pon. But really, I only say it the way Ron White does "coop-ins!" with a high voice inflection...
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:50 pm
I had it as q-pon but then I found this article and changed it to what they had.Idk why he typed it like that. Q-pon, or cue-pon is what he was going forQue-pon? As in Kay-pon?
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2016/06/say_coupon.html
Probably should be queue-pon
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:40 pm
What are the other words with 'c-o-u' where it's pronounced Q
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:53 pm
A "coup" is pronounced 'koo' (silent P)What are the other words with 'c-o-u' where it's pronounced Q
So you all are wrong.
Its Koo-on.
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 3:24 pm
Coo-pon
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:34 pm
This poll is strangely divided relatively evenly. I did not expect that.
Also, coo-pon.
Also, coo-pon.
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:32 pm
The English language is full of exceptions where the pronunciation doesn't make sense.What are the other words with 'c-o-u' where it's pronounced Q
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:42 pm
Coo-anon
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:00 pm
I have no issue with either pronunciation. I think I’ve used both, but I typically say coo-pon.
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:15 pm
Coo, but I like mikey also pronounce it coopin for fun
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:35 am
cow-pin
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:47 am
Abschnitt.
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:02 am
I just say coops. Got coops
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:39 pm
Hangin’ with Mr. Coopon?
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:04 pm
KOO-pahn, says The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations, p. 111 (2nd ed. 2005).
Coupon Pronunciation
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:11 pm
A "coup" is pronounced 'koo' (silent P)What are the other words with 'c-o-u' where it's pronounced Q
So you all are wrong.
Its Koo-on.
In front of a vowel, the consonant is spoken. (I know, there goes the joke…)
French, baby.
Coo-pon.