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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
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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






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              @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".







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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
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            • 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.







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







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







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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
                      9 hours ago






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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






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                      @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















                    up vote
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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
                      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













                    up vote
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                    up vote
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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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                    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
                      9 hours ago






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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








                    • 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






                    • 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




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




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                    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






                    @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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                    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




                    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




                    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




                    @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".







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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

















                    up vote
                    2
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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".







                    share|improve this answer

















                    • 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















                    up vote
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                    up vote
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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".







                    share|improve this answer












                    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".








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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
















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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










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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




                    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






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












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