How do you pronounce the word that describes a little piece of paper that offers a financial discount, usually in the range of 20 cents to two dollars? It’s spelled “coupon” but has two different pronunciations-- one of which is right, the other is from the devil himself.
So how do you pronounce “coupon?”
And incidentally, I’ll be keeping my eye on those of you using the devil’s dialect.
I grew up with /kjupon/ but it’s been so long since I said it I’m not sure what would come out when I’m not thinking about it.
I say it the right way.
That makes two of us.
There is no “q” in “coupon”.
I say it correctly, but my wife doesn’t. I once made the mistake of pointing out the difference, and now she’s really paranoid about saying it wrong and sounding stupid.
Ron White pronounces it “coopin.” 
And I completely disagree with panache and sandra nz. 
The other day my friend got 10 by adding 4 and 6 together. I laughed at the idiot and explained the proper method using 5s. He won’t be making that mistake again any time soon!
Weirdly, I grew up saying “cue-pon”, but a few years ago started thinking that sounded dumb. So I switched to “coop-on”, which never felt right in my mouth. Now, after a few years of this, I feel like a pretentious fool when everyone I know says it “cue-pon” and now I’m going to switch back.
I say cue-pon because I’m from the South. It ain’t right without the drawl.
coo-pon here, but I actually say it the way the people around me are saying it. If you start the conversation by calling it a cue-pon, then I’ll do the same for the rest of our discussion.
It’s one of those regional differences that I’m not going to fight about. coo seems to fit the spelling better, but pronunciations and spelling are only casually acquainted.
Poe-TAY-toe
thrōt-,wȯr-blər man-ˌgrōv
I say Q-pon, but I think either pronunciation is correct.
Heretic! 3 + 7 or death!!
Can’t believe we have so many devil-tongued rapscallions posting here. Fie on your money-saving mispronunciations!
Around here, most people said q-pon. I was corrected by someone I respected and have said coo-pon ever since. Even though I am now aware that person could be wrong and small stuff like this really doesn’t matter in the big scheme of things. But there is fun to be had in the argument.
I don’t know - I’ve pronounced it both ways. I guess it kind of depends.
In other words, what dracoi said.
Until the mid to late 70s cue-pon was the most commonly used pronunciation and coo-pon was considered to be the “coot widdle kid” pronunciation. It’s kind of like the shift from catsup to ketchup, around the same time, except not for the same reason. Hearing it pronounced coo-pon still grates on my ears, even though it’s been over 30 years since the shift.
I have used both, without rhyme or reason.