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How do you pronounce "coupon"?

Dec 23, 2012 4:14 AM

I say "koo-pon", and hear a lot of people say "cue-pon".

I figure all of us here say (or think) this word many times on a daily basis, so was curious to how you pronounce it.

kmeltzer kmeltzer

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I pronounce it correctly. :)

morriea morriea
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Occasionally with some other words attached, ending with "left at home".

mtm2 mtm2
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@mtm2: I do that, too, as well. Things like "on my counter" and "in my car, I'll be right back."

kmeltzer kmeltzer
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I've always used the second pronunciation you listed: cue-pon. Never really thought about it.

jyoz22 jyoz22
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I say "coo-pon," which makes sense since it comes from the French "couper" ("coo-pay"), to cut. I know it's different in different regions and it's all valid, but "coo-pon" is just proper for me. And anyway, I say "kue-linary" for culinary, so why would I pronounce the beginning of coupon the same way? That's just crazy talk right there.

goldenthorn goldenthorn
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Apparently both ways are correct... According to merriam-webster:

\ˈkü-ˌpän, ˈkyü-\

the18thtee84 the18thtee84
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Ever since the Ron White special, I have called them "koo-pins"

linkage89 linkage89
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Now I don't know, since I sat here repeating 'coupon' over and over again.
coopon.
kewpawn.
COO-UUU-pahn.

aayjay aayjay
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I have been calling them "Cue-Pins" for years, Don't plan on changing it anytime soon either.

cowboydann cowboydann
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@goldenthorn: I am the opposite. Cue for coupon and coo for culinary, not that I say culinary very often. I do here both ways for coupon said around where I live.

pattiq pattiq
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I say coo-pon.

BTW, I also say mis-chuv-us not mis-chee-vee-us, fo-lee-uj not foil-uj and skahn (rhymes with dawn) not scone (rhymes with phone).

turbinator42 turbinator42
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"Pardon me, would you have any grey coupons?"

stile99 stile99
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Q-pon from the mid-south.

jsimsace jsimsace
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I say it both ways depending on who I'm with. My mom = qpon, my wife = koopon. They both think I'm weird if I mix it up.

zuiquan zuiquan
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Everybody all at once....

NEW-CLEAR.

All told.

jumbowoot jumbowoot

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