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How do you pronounce Coq?

by spidermango 7y ago

optimiz3 7y ago
Rooster synonym (see their icon).
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wk_end 7y ago
The correct French pronunciation would be something close to English "coke" but with a shorter 'o' sound.
- harperlee 7y ago
  I don't think this is correct - coq does not have a /u/ sound in /cok/ but coke is pronounced /couk/ (sorry for the completely unortodox phonetic language).
  - yesenadam 7y ago
    >coke is pronounced /couk/ Well, it entirely depends where you live. The GP's comment make perfect sense where I am, and seem a good explanation, but sure, depends on how you pronounce 'coke'!
sls 7y ago
https://forvo.com/word/coq/#fr https://forvo.com/word/coq/#fr
wyldfire 7y ago
'Coq' (cock/rooster) in this case is the same as the 'Coq' in "Coq au vin" which is a dish some English speakers might be familiar with.
rburhum 7y ago
Not trying to be childish, but let's be honest, this is a horrible name if you are not a native english speaker. I just hear giggles every time somebody mentions this name...
- munk-a 7y ago
  This is a horrible name even for native english speakers. I still have to coach people not to giggle whenever I bring up LaTeX - unless it's exclusively vocally in which case the "lah-TECH" puts their mind elsewhere.
  - lacker 7y ago
    Really? Why, because they make condoms with latex? Or tight clothes? I wouldn’t expect people to care about that word.
    - setr 7y ago
      Latex is strongly associated with BDSM.
      - tluyben2 7y ago
        ... in some (BDSM fahig?) circles? I know it's used there, but there are quite a lot of other things I think of before that. And some colleagues I just asked as well.
  - TurboHaskal 7y ago
    I kinda miss those times where you could talk about those Thinkpad clits at work and no one would bat an eye. The degree of puritanism of the new generation is a bit terrifying. We had plenty of women in the lab, btw.
    - munk-a 7y ago
      I don't think it's puritanism, it's just keeping things separate. In an office we're all there to work and not get embroiled in relationship drama - so calling that nub a clit is just unnecessarily bringing sex into things.

How do you pronounce Coq?

optimiz3 7y ago

Rooster synonym (see their icon).

deleted 7y ago

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wk_end 7y ago

The correct French pronunciation would be something close to English "coke" but with a shorter 'o' sound.

harperlee 7y ago
I don't think this is correct - coq does not have a /u/ sound in /cok/ but coke is pronounced /couk/ (sorry for the completely unortodox phonetic language).
- yesenadam 7y ago
  >coke is pronounced /couk/ Well, it entirely depends where you live. The GP's comment make perfect sense where I am, and seem a good explanation, but sure, depends on how you pronounce 'coke'!

sls 7y ago

https://forvo.com/word/coq/#fr https://forvo.com/word/coq/#fr

wyldfire 7y ago

'Coq' (cock/rooster) in this case is the same as the 'Coq' in "Coq au vin" which is a dish some English speakers might be familiar with.

rburhum 7y ago

Not trying to be childish, but let's be honest, this is a horrible name if you are not a native english speaker. I just hear giggles every time somebody mentions this name...

munk-a 7y ago
This is a horrible name even for native english speakers. I still have to coach people not to giggle whenever I bring up LaTeX - unless it's exclusively vocally in which case the "lah-TECH" puts their mind elsewhere.
- lacker 7y ago
  Really? Why, because they make condoms with latex? Or tight clothes? I wouldn’t expect people to care about that word.
  - setr 7y ago
    Latex is strongly associated with BDSM.
    - tluyben2 7y ago
      ... in some (BDSM fahig?) circles? I know it's used there, but there are quite a lot of other things I think of before that. And some colleagues I just asked as well.
- TurboHaskal 7y ago
  I kinda miss those times where you could talk about those Thinkpad clits at work and no one would bat an eye. The degree of puritanism of the new generation is a bit terrifying. We had plenty of women in the lab, btw.
  - munk-a 7y ago
    I don't think it's puritanism, it's just keeping things separate. In an office we're all there to work and not get embroiled in relationship drama - so calling that nub a clit is just unnecessarily bringing sex into things.