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@Kale omg I don't think I've ever heard of a real New York (or Boston) accent before; just out of movies. You mean to say people still talk like that???
Also it's interesting to see the map you linked, and it's very different than the one I found! Which do we trust?!?!? (According to YWS, it's yours. :p) Also I found the other maps for other words interesting, like the cart and groceries. Apparently few areas say grocery cart, which surprised me because that's what I say. @Carlito, do you also say grocery cart, or do you say shopping cart?
@Rosendorn coupon coupon coupon coupon coupon coupon coupon coupon coupon (lol I almost tagged you as Rosendork)
@Lumi def read that as see-you-pon but I is proud of u for saying it the kewl way even being on the east coast, and same for @FalconerGal9086 for taking it all the way to the west coast yes extreme proudness. unlike @sheyren shame shame
@Cadi@Audy even I've gotta admit that saying kyoo-pon with a "Q" sound is pretty strange, but hey, we Americans like to spice up our words by removing the 'u' from color and say hard 'r' sounds, so maybe this is a way to add flair and beauty byooty to the country? Or just in farmland Midwest. But so far, it seems somewhat random on who says it this way.
@neptune@niteowl isn't it weird how you might say it one way, but someone else in the same area says it differently??? Makes me wonder if it's TV shows or other media that says it two ways, and we pick it up from there.
@shaniac innnnnteresting! When you say 'ko-pon' I'm guessing it's with the 'co' sound in coworker?
@Lightsong LOL interesting perspective! I though kyoo-pon might be a distinctively American sound, though it could be British as well. So I'm guessing from your area, the classes teach American English? I've always thought most people learn British English.
@fortis *high fives* the general trend seems to be Midwestern="kyoo-pon" but we've definitely got outliers like @TheSilverFox and @omnom
Carina: Malaysians learn British English, though students might confuse British Eng. and American Eng. since the majority of English novels in bookstores is from the US. That being said, our pronunciation is closer to American than British simply because we think British is too thick.
As for the pronunciation of coupon, I always think everything with an 'ou' is spelled 'oo' (at least if it's at the beginning of word), so I guess that's also the mentality of other Malaysians? Not sure, maybe likely. Interestingly though, the national language, Malay language, borrows the word and spells it as 'koo-pon'.
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I say koo-pon, but I'm from all over the place and it seriously wreaks havoc with the way I pronounce things. There's no consistent pattern - dialect quizzes I take never show me as having a strong linguistic tie to any one area of the US. My mom's from Utah and my dad's more from the East coast, and I've definitely seen that affect my speech as well.
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People still do, though it varies a lot depending on where you grew up, your family's background, and whether or not you're trying to suppress the accent or not. I had a friend from the Bronx growing up who had THE strongest Bronx accent, I sometimes had trouble understanding her.
For the most part though, what you hear in the movies as a New York accent is actually an exaggerated amalgamation of several accents. There's a huge amount of variation between people who speak with the same New York accent, and while there are definitely trends (like dropping the r sound in unstressed syllables), not all speakers will do those things, or they do those things in different contexts.
I of course say coupon, as any self-respecting northeasterner does.
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Or just in farmland Midwest. But so far, it seems somewhat random on who says it this way.
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