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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Koopon, q-pon #84747 10/25/02 03:11 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess OP old hand OP modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada which do y'all say? And if you say "q-pon" - well, why? since when is "cou" ever pronounced "q"? just curious! all this talk of envelope ahnvelope reminded me - there used to be a clever radio commercial in which there were two voices, and one said "envelope" and "coupon" and the other said "ahnvelope" and "q-pon" - the two were always correcting each other. I think there was at least one more word in there with two accepted pronunciations they corrected each other on.... but WHY Q-PON?! I don't understand.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84748 10/25/02 03:21 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont never thought about it, but I am guilty of q-pon... I hang my head in shame... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84749 10/25/02 03:24 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England People say q-pon rather than coo-pon?? Never ever heard that one, MG. The coo- sound in "coupon" (= Fr "cut thing" more or less) comes straight from the French, as in "couteau" (coo-TOE) = knife. I could see "cou-" being anglicized as "cow-" (like in count, out, amount etc), but not as "cue-". Then again, stranger things happen. Especially over the Other Side. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84750 10/25/02 03:40 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada B boronia enthusiast boronia enthusiast B Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 322 Toronto, Canada You wanna hear strange? I used to go out with a Brit who inserted the 'cue' sound in Vancouver - Van-Q-ver! To answer your question, I clip coo-ponz. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84751 10/25/02 03:45 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I use both and apologize for neither and I don't even care if it's not "logical". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84752 10/25/02 03:52 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England I used to go out with a Brit who inserted the 'cue' sound in Vancouver - Van-Q-ver! My condolences, boronia. used to is a relief. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84753 10/25/02 04:13 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont next thing you know, I'll be saying "noo-q-ler"... aaaghh, the humanity! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Koopon, q-pon #84754 10/25/02 04:45 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Or coo-tie pie Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter That one made me cry! #84755 10/25/02 05:47 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago I use both and apologize for neither and I don't even care if it's not "logical". I love you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That one made me cry! #84756 10/25/02 05:50 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I use both and apologize for neither and I don't even care if it's not "logical". that's what I meant to say. yeah, that's it. really... formerly known as etaoin... 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