mamcu (mamculuna) wrote in linguaphiles,
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On a recent rerun of 2 Broke Girls, there was a bit about the way to pronounce "coupon." I'm of the kyu-pon persuasion, but I'd be interested to know about the ku-pon/kyu-pon pronunciation. Which do you say? Where are you from, and what's your generation, if you're willing to tell?

And while I'm at it. I have always said "I'm bored with this discussion," but notice that my children say they're "bored of" things. What would you say, and what's your context?
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  • Are these symbols Korean or Japanese?

    This was in the garage of a house we moved into. The previous owner had been stationed in Korea and had visited Japan. Would anybody know what…

  • 諦める and 諦めがつく

    Is there a difference between 諦める and 諦めがつく?

  • グズグズ meaning

    I am having trouble understanding what "グズグズ" means in this sentence: あのグズグズだった頃の俺の心がお前となぁなぁになる事をまだ許していないのは確かだ Could someone explain?