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You are a foreigner with heavy accent living in the UK. If you want to be polite getting off public transport, you can say a number and a letter to the driver.
Which number and which letter?

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You are a foreigner with heavy accent living in the UK. If you want to be polite getting off public transport, you can say a number and a letter to the driver.
Which number and which letter?

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You are a foreigner with heavy accent living in the UK. If you want to be polite getting off public transport, you can say a number and a letter to the driver.
Which number and which letter?

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You are a foreigner with heavy accent living in the UK. If you want to be polite getting off public transport, you can say a number and a letter to the driver.
Which number and which letter?

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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.

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In a very similar vein to WAF’s answer, you can also say

3Q, assuming you are not just any foreigner, but specifically a Chinese or Japanese foreigner.

This is in fact a very common way of writing ‘thank you’ in textspeak in both languages. The number three is 三 sān in Mandarin (and san in Japanese, which borrowed it from Chinese), and the name of the letter Q is borrowed from and pronounced as in English. Chinese and Japanese both lack interdental sounds, so /θ/ usually gets substituted for /s/, and syllables can only end in one consonant (a nasal). Put together, thank you ends up sounding like san kyu when pronounced by most Chinese or Japanese speakers.

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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
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@tmgr Do you know, I never thought about that before, but it’s just as likely in Japanese now that you mention it – more likely, in fact, since /kjuː/ is a valid syllable in Japanese, which it isn’t in Mandarin. So even as said by Chinese people, it’s not entirely phonotactically possible in Chinese as such, whereas it would be in Japanese. Answer edited!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

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Mandarin's outside my bailiwick but I did think it looked a rather Japanesey transliteration. As you probably know, 3Q is also used in Japanese text speech.... and I think I've seen both 三九 and 三級. But now we're well off-topic!
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Thanks for that – Japanese is far enough outside my bailiwick that I’m not familiar with its textspeak; good to have corroboration that it’s used there too!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

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If you really want to show your appreciation, you could always give the driver a

Ten A. A ten pound note is popularly called a "tenner", and in London and much of the South is pronounced "ten-ah".

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

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Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago

That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.

answered 17 hours ago

WAF

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up vote
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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.

answered 17 hours ago

WAF

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up vote
10
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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.

answered 17 hours ago

WAF

1,078215

"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.

answered 17 hours ago

WAF

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answered 17 hours ago

WAF

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answered 17 hours ago

WAF

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answered 17 hours ago

WAF

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up vote
7
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In a very similar vein to WAF’s answer, you can also say

3Q, assuming you are not just any foreigner, but specifically a Chinese or Japanese foreigner.

This is in fact a very common way of writing ‘thank you’ in textspeak in both languages. The number three is 三 sān in Mandarin (and san in Japanese, which borrowed it from Chinese), and the name of the letter Q is borrowed from and pronounced as in English. Chinese and Japanese both lack interdental sounds, so /θ/ usually gets substituted for /s/, and syllables can only end in one consonant (a nasal). Put together, thank you ends up sounding like san kyu when pronounced by most Chinese or Japanese speakers.

edited 9 hours ago

answered 12 hours ago

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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Do you know, I never thought about that before, but it’s just as likely in Japanese now that you mention it – more likely, in fact, since /kjuː/ is a valid syllable in Japanese, which it isn’t in Mandarin. So even as said by Chinese people, it’s not entirely phonotactically possible in Chinese as such, whereas it would be in Japanese. Answer edited!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

1

Mandarin's outside my bailiwick but I did think it looked a rather Japanesey transliteration. As you probably know, 3Q is also used in Japanese text speech.... and I think I've seen both 三九 and 三級. But now we're well off-topic!
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Thanks for that – Japanese is far enough outside my bailiwick that I’m not familiar with its textspeak; good to have corroboration that it’s used there too!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

add a comment |

up vote
7
down vote

In a very similar vein to WAF’s answer, you can also say

3Q, assuming you are not just any foreigner, but specifically a Chinese or Japanese foreigner.

This is in fact a very common way of writing ‘thank you’ in textspeak in both languages. The number three is 三 sān in Mandarin (and san in Japanese, which borrowed it from Chinese), and the name of the letter Q is borrowed from and pronounced as in English. Chinese and Japanese both lack interdental sounds, so /θ/ usually gets substituted for /s/, and syllables can only end in one consonant (a nasal). Put together, thank you ends up sounding like san kyu when pronounced by most Chinese or Japanese speakers.

edited 9 hours ago

answered 12 hours ago

Janus Bahs Jacquet

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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Do you know, I never thought about that before, but it’s just as likely in Japanese now that you mention it – more likely, in fact, since /kjuː/ is a valid syllable in Japanese, which it isn’t in Mandarin. So even as said by Chinese people, it’s not entirely phonotactically possible in Chinese as such, whereas it would be in Japanese. Answer edited!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

1

Mandarin's outside my bailiwick but I did think it looked a rather Japanesey transliteration. As you probably know, 3Q is also used in Japanese text speech.... and I think I've seen both 三九 and 三級. But now we're well off-topic!
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Thanks for that – Japanese is far enough outside my bailiwick that I’m not familiar with its textspeak; good to have corroboration that it’s used there too!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

add a comment |

up vote
7
down vote

In a very similar vein to WAF’s answer, you can also say

3Q, assuming you are not just any foreigner, but specifically a Chinese or Japanese foreigner.

This is in fact a very common way of writing ‘thank you’ in textspeak in both languages. The number three is 三 sān in Mandarin (and san in Japanese, which borrowed it from Chinese), and the name of the letter Q is borrowed from and pronounced as in English. Chinese and Japanese both lack interdental sounds, so /θ/ usually gets substituted for /s/, and syllables can only end in one consonant (a nasal). Put together, thank you ends up sounding like san kyu when pronounced by most Chinese or Japanese speakers.

edited 9 hours ago

answered 12 hours ago

Janus Bahs Jacquet

1714

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In a very similar vein to WAF’s answer, you can also say

3Q, assuming you are not just any foreigner, but specifically a Chinese or Japanese foreigner.

This is in fact a very common way of writing ‘thank you’ in textspeak in both languages. The number three is 三 sān in Mandarin (and san in Japanese, which borrowed it from Chinese), and the name of the letter Q is borrowed from and pronounced as in English. Chinese and Japanese both lack interdental sounds, so /θ/ usually gets substituted for /s/, and syllables can only end in one consonant (a nasal). Put together, thank you ends up sounding like san kyu when pronounced by most Chinese or Japanese speakers.

edited 9 hours ago

answered 12 hours ago

Janus Bahs Jacquet

1714

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edited 9 hours ago

answered 12 hours ago

Janus Bahs Jacquet

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Janus Bahs Jacquet

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answered 12 hours ago

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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Do you know, I never thought about that before, but it’s just as likely in Japanese now that you mention it – more likely, in fact, since /kjuː/ is a valid syllable in Japanese, which it isn’t in Mandarin. So even as said by Chinese people, it’s not entirely phonotactically possible in Chinese as such, whereas it would be in Japanese. Answer edited!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

1

Mandarin's outside my bailiwick but I did think it looked a rather Japanesey transliteration. As you probably know, 3Q is also used in Japanese text speech.... and I think I've seen both 三九 and 三級. But now we're well off-topic!
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Thanks for that – Japanese is far enough outside my bailiwick that I’m not familiar with its textspeak; good to have corroboration that it’s used there too!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

add a comment |

Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Do you know, I never thought about that before, but it’s just as likely in Japanese now that you mention it – more likely, in fact, since /kjuː/ is a valid syllable in Japanese, which it isn’t in Mandarin. So even as said by Chinese people, it’s not entirely phonotactically possible in Chinese as such, whereas it would be in Japanese. Answer edited!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

1

Mandarin's outside my bailiwick but I did think it looked a rather Japanesey transliteration. As you probably know, 3Q is also used in Japanese text speech.... and I think I've seen both 三九 and 三級. But now we're well off-topic!
– tmgr
9 hours ago

1

@tmgr Thanks for that – Japanese is far enough outside my bailiwick that I’m not familiar with its textspeak; good to have corroboration that it’s used there too!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
9 hours ago

@tmgr Do you know, I never thought about that before, but it’s just as likely in Japanese now that you mention it – more likely, in fact, since /kjuː/ is a valid syllable in Japanese, which it isn’t in Mandarin. So even as said by Chinese people, it’s not entirely phonotactically possible in Chinese as such, whereas it would be in Japanese. Answer edited!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

Mandarin's outside my bailiwick but I did think it looked a rather Japanesey transliteration. As you probably know, 3Q is also used in Japanese text speech.... and I think I've seen both 三九 and 三級. But now we're well off-topic!
– tmgr
9 hours ago

@tmgr Thanks for that – Japanese is far enough outside my bailiwick that I’m not familiar with its textspeak; good to have corroboration that it’s used there too!
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
9 hours ago

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

If you really want to show your appreciation, you could always give the driver a

Ten A. A ten pound note is popularly called a "tenner", and in London and much of the South is pronounced "ten-ah".

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

35814

2

Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago

That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
10 hours ago

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

If you really want to show your appreciation, you could always give the driver a

Ten A. A ten pound note is popularly called a "tenner", and in London and much of the South is pronounced "ten-ah".

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

35814

2

Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago

That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
10 hours ago

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

If you really want to show your appreciation, you could always give the driver a

Ten A. A ten pound note is popularly called a "tenner", and in London and much of the South is pronounced "ten-ah".

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

35814

If you really want to show your appreciation, you could always give the driver a

Ten A. A ten pound note is popularly called a "tenner", and in London and much of the South is pronounced "ten-ah".

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

35814

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

35814

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

35814

answered 11 hours ago

Graham

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Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago

That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
10 hours ago

add a comment |

2

Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago

That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
10 hours ago

Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
10 hours ago

That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
10 hours ago

add a comment |

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