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[Vivian]

I'm a root and ant pronouncer, but what about coupon? I was brought up in downstate NY and always pronounced the word as coopon. My husband, on the other hand, grew up in upstate NY and says "cue-pon."

[MacDUFF]

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[Cranberries]

I say Ant for Aunt.
Route (rhymes with Out) for "let's walk a different route."
Root as is "I root for this team!"
I say "Cue-pon". "Coo-pon" annoys me ...
Wash not "Warsh."
Bear as in bare.
Bar as in "let's get a beer at the bar."


I have a friend who calls Cool Whip "whoop cream" and they're from here so not sure where they got that!

[JDJ555]

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@Vivian Florimond wrote:

I'm a root and ant pronouncer, but what about coupon? I was brought up in downstate NY and always pronounced the word as coopon. My husband, on the other hand, grew up in upstate NY and says "cue-pon."

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The correct pronunciation is koo-pon. A lot of people pronounce it wrong I've noticed.

[Lovingq]

Raised in Ca and always said rowt for route and root when pertaining to what comes out of the ground.  Ant for aunt.  Neither and Either with long e unless I want to sound like a pompous a**,  would never pronounce that with a long i.  

[Daisy Sunflower]

I know someone who says "bayg" instead of "bag"...It sounds like there's something wrong with her.

[faeriemoon]

How about eggs?  I pronounce it exactly as it is spelled. (Short "e" as in "let".)  But some people say "aygs."  Kind of bugs me.

The "melk" think bugs me too; it's "milk"; short "i", not short "e".

[VanSleepy]

@Daisy Sunflower I kind of do the same thing.  Bayg, flayg, drayg... It's just the way it comes out; I'm not purposely trying to say it funny 

[VanSleepy]

LOL now I see @faeriemoon's post and I say aygs, too :-) 

[MacDUFF]

Sometimes I hear people say:  "Think you very much."  Bugs me!