Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
Snidely suggested that ...
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1].-a As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road.-a Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
"Not match oh like a Capri"
On 15/06/2026 19:32, Snidely wrote:
Snidely suggested that ...
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
"Not match oh like a Capri"
Prelude? No thanks. I'll wait until a Lude comes along.
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> writes:
On 15/06/2026 19:32, Snidely wrote:
Snidely suggested that ...
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
"Not match oh like a Capri"
Prelude? No thanks. I'll wait until a Lude comes along.
Fourteen years ago we bought a new toy Ota 'cause, dear as it was, we figgered we couldn't afford a real Ota. But it's still going strong!
Fourteen years ago we bought a new toy Ota 'cause, dear as it was, we >figgered we couldn't afford a real Ota. But it's still going strong!
--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
Fourteen years ago we bought a new toy Ota 'cause, dear as it was, we figgered we couldn't afford a real Ota. But it's still going strong!
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet. Coup|- means 'cut',
as in a 'cut-down' (lowered roofline) saloon car.
Blame the French for pronouncing it "coopay".
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet.
Coupo means 'cut',
as in a 'cut-down' (lowered roofline) saloon car.
Blame the French for pronouncing it "coopay".
PS: I miss Lotus Smart Suite, it was uch better than MS Office.
Sn!pe is guilty of <1rwrzmw.18whnmw1x3pkpqN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> as of 6/15/2026 6:53:52 PM
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1].-a As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road.-a Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee
pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet.-a
Try "fill ay" for AmE
Coup|- means 'cut', as in a 'cut-down' (lowered roofline) saloon car.-a
Blame the French for pronouncing it "coopay".
There's no way the French pronounce like the Brit in question.-a And Americans who essay the |- seem to have a bit smoother time than he does.
Le 16/06/2026 |a 02:53, Sn!pe a |-crit :
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee
pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet. Coup|- means 'cut',
as in a 'cut-down' (lowered roofline) saloon car.
Blame the French for pronouncing it "coopay".
One of the advantages of being an English speaker is that one can blame
the French for quite a lot.
The Collins dictionary says 'coup|-' comes from 'carosse [sic] coup|-, >cut-off carriage:
<https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/coupe>
rCa and that term goes back a long way:
Sn!pe is guilty of <1rwrzmw.18whnmw1x3pkpqN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> as of >6/15/2026 6:53:52 PM
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee
pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet.
Try "fill ay" for AmE
Den 16.06.2026 kl. 07.03 skrev Steve Hayes:
PS: I miss Lotus Smart Suite, it was uch better than MS Office.
My father has a hard time coming to terms with the fact that no one is
able to use his Lotus-files. He has put quite a lot of hours into >spreadsheets amd databases (as hobby).
The spreadsheets can partly be exported as CSV-files, but the databases
will be gone.
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:27:40 -0700, Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com>
wrote:
Sn!pe is guilty of <1rwrzmw.18whnmw1x3pkpqN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> as of
6/15/2026 6:53:52 PM
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee
pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet.
Try "fill ay" for AmE
As in Chick-fill-ay?
On 16/06/26 04:30, Snidely wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
I was under the impression that Americans did pronounce the second
syllable of coupo at the time, and that the Beach Boys either invented
or adopted "coop" as an intentional abbreviation. Does this ring a bell
with anyone?
On 16/06/26 04:30, Snidely wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1].a As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road.a Around here, the Beach
aBoy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
I was under the impression that Americans did pronounce the second
syllable of coupo at the time, and that the Beach Boys either invented
or adopted "coop" as an intentional abbreviation. Does this ring a bell
with anyone?
A coup|- also describes a railway compartment with seats/beds on one
side only -- half the number of a regular compartment.
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1].-a As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road.-a Around here, the Beach
-aBoy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
I was under the impression that Americans did pronounce the second
syllable of coup|- at the time, and that the Beach Boys either invented
or adopted "coop" as an intentional abbreviation. Does this ring a bell
with anyone?
On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:27:40 -0700, Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com>
wrote:
Sn!pe is guilty of <1rwrzmw.18whnmw1x3pkpqN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> as of >6/15/2026 6:53:52 PM
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Listening to a Brit driving channel, reviewing a coo pay [1]. As a
Yank, this is quite a bump in the aural road. Around here, the Beach
Boy's pronunciation is wide spread: The Little Deuce Coop [3].
[1] Honda Prelude Mk 2
[2] I do not know how Ford officially pronounced it
[3] coup to rhyme with soup de grace [2]
/dps
I was under the impression that Transpondia likes French stylee
pronunciation, as witness "feelay" for filet.
Try "fill ay" for AmE
As in Chick-fill-ay?
On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:30:52 +0200, Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> wrote:
Den 16.06.2026 kl. 07.03 skrev Steve Hayes:
PS: I miss Lotus Smart Suite, it was uch better than MS Office.
My father has a hard time coming to terms with the fact that no one is >able to use his Lotus-files. He has put quite a lot of hours into >spreadsheets amd databases (as hobby).
The spreadsheets can partly be exported as CSV-files, but the databases >will be gone.
Sad.
As in Chick-fill-ay?I read that it was Canadians who stuck an eh? at the end of words; perhaps >the Fren^wQuebecois influence is widespread? eh?
'corse we Brits (FSVoW) have Oil of Olay - that'd pshurely be from the >Spanish. There's also a road (so I'm lead to believe) to where a Man do
lay. But that's in Burm^wMyanmar.
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