Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 15:41:31 -0700

From: THOMAS CLARK tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU

Subject: Re: /ku/ /kju/ and coupon



/ku/ is rare and seems to me to be a hypercorrection or

hyperurbanization. I've noticed it when someone is trying to be VERY

articulate in an interview or on TV.

tlc



On Thu, 21 Sep 1995, Rima & Kim McKinzey wrote:



I've heard both variants for culinary often enough, the first sy\llable of

one rhyming with "dull" and the other with "few"- but I've never heard one

rhyming with "too." Is this really common in Nevada?



Rima