Coupé: "Coop" or "Coopay"?

[HAL9000]

Damn close enough.

Well England is one country the UK is 3 and 1/2 so no.

 

[alfa147x]

Well England is one country the UK is 3 and 1/2 so no.

I am never wrong.

 

[HAL9000]

I am never wrong.

Except in this case.

It's like saying America and Canada are the same thing, because they are both on the North American continent.

 

[alfa147x]

Except in this case.

It's like saying America and Canada are the same thing, because they are both on the North American continent.

You're wrong because your Location: England. Am I right because I am always right.

 

[KentState]

In reality, the USA and the UK have branched the English language and they will evolve separately, though slower due to globalization.

 

[CurseTheSky]

I also find it interesting that you chaps over there in England pronounce words beginning with a Z like "zeh" instead of "zee".

Zebra sounds like "zehbra" instead of "zeebra". The letter itself is called "zehd" to you instead of "zee".

You also call them "lorries" instead of semi-trucks.
"Petrol" instead of gas.
Waiting in line is called "queueing" or "in a queue".

And much more, I suspect.

I don't mention these in a mocking tone, just observations.

Sing it with me now:

"Aee Bee Cee Dee Eee Eff Gee
Aych Eye Jay Kay Ell Emm Enn Oh Pee
Que Are Ess, Tee You Vee
Double You, Ecks, Why and ZED!"

("...now I know my Aee Bee Ce... uh... CEDs! ...")

Anything seem out of place to you?

Seriously, do people from areas that pronounce Z as "zed" sing a different alphabet song than those of us that pronounce it as "zee," or do they just end it on an abrupt, ugly note?

On a thread-related note, do you pronounce Porsche as "porsch" or "porscha?"

 

[jhu]

Coupé - notice the accent on the e, ergo it is pronounced "coopay".
/thread

 

[alfa147x]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coupe

cou·pé or coupe
\kü-ˈpā, 2 often ˈküp\


PICK ONE... It's not that hard.

 

[HAL9000]

Sing it with me now:

"Aee Bee Cee Dee Eee Eff Gee
Aych Eye Jay Kay Ell Emm Enn Oh Pee
Que Are Ess, Tee You Vee
Double You, Ecks, Why and ZED!"

("...now I know my Aee Bee Ce... uh... CEDs! ...")

Anything seem out of place to you?

Seriously, do people from areas that pronounce Z as "zed" sing a different alphabet song than those of us that pronounce it as "zee," or do they just end it on an abrupt, ugly note?

On a thread-related note, do you pronounce Porsche as "porsch" or "porscha?"

Yeah over here it ends with Zed, Winds me up when I hear "zee"

 

[zsdersw]

Gas pedal? Gasoline Pedal?! It's the acceleration pedal.

Stepping on the accelerator does supply more gasoline to the engine than it receives while idle, so it's technically accurate even though it's imprecise.

 

[jlee]

Coupé - notice the accent on the e, ergo it is pronounced "coopay".
/thread

nowai! Not necessarily, anyway:

 

[BoberFett]

neckarb is really branching out, finding new places to fail on a daily basis.

 

[alkemyst]

On a thread-related note, do you pronounce Porsche as "porsch" or "porscha?"

Most of those that own real ones the former, most that own beaters or wish they did the latter.