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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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Which number and which letter?
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F U N E X? C V F X. M N X 4 1. T?
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Nov 26 at 15:23
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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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F U N E X? C V F X. M N X 4 1. T?
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Nov 26 at 15:23
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F U N E X? C V F X. M N X 4 1. T?
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Nov 26 at 15:23
F U N E X? C V F X. M N X 4 1. T?
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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
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And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
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Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
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And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
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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.
answered Nov 25 at 19:00
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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
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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
Nov 25 at 22:05
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:11
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
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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 Nov 25 at 20:17
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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
Nov 25 at 20:37
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
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... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
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probably the answer should be combination of the above answers.
10Q M8
answered Nov 26 at 11:51
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You could give the driver a
M 8 - Said together these sound like "Mate"
answered Nov 26 at 11:45
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Not sure how polite, but 0 and i (0 pronounced O, and i as in the imaginary/complex number). Oi!
answered Nov 26 at 14:14
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If you speak Belorussian, Russian or Ukrainian and notice the driver is about to miss your stop, you may end up yelling
100P! /sto p/
Not very polite but straight to the point.
If you speak Japanese and thought the bus ride was the best thing ever, you'll probably throw up the horns and shout
U6! /juː roku/ (though a much more neutral 1000Q /sẽ̞ɴ kjuː/ would work, too)
If you are French, you may choose not to go to either of these extremes and settle on
5U /sɛ̃k ju:/
answered Nov 26 at 14:36
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7 Answers
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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
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And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
1
Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
1
And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
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up vote
27
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"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
1,393315
15
And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
1
Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
1
And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
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up vote
27
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up vote
27
down vote
"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
1,393315
"10 Q" = "ten cue" > "tenc ue" sounds like "thank you" for some accents.
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
1,393315
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
1,393315
answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
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answered Nov 25 at 13:27
WAF
1,393315
1,393315
15
And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
1
Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
1
And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
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15
And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
1
Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
1
And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
15
15
And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
And if you don't care about being polite you can say 4Q
– Kruga
Nov 26 at 12:03
1
1
Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
Why is this, of all answers, getting so many upvotes? I'm not complaining, just noticing that it is a strange one to attract that much positive attention. My answer is not as interesting as @JanusBahsJacquet's.
– WAF
Nov 26 at 14:41
1
1
And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
And when getting on you can say L0. (pronounced Ell-ow)
– nl-x
Nov 26 at 15:05
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
@WAF Yours was the first answer and already about ten upvotes when I wrote mine; top answer privilege is very much a thing. People read and upvote the first answer, then lose interest and move on.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
20 hours ago
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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.
answered Nov 25 at 19:00
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
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
Nov 25 at 22:05
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:11
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
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up vote
16
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.
answered Nov 25 at 19:00
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
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
Nov 25 at 22:05
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:11
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
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up vote
16
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up vote
16
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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.
answered Nov 25 at 19:00
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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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.
answered Nov 25 at 19:00
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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
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
Nov 25 at 22:05
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:11
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
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Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
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
Nov 25 at 22:05
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:11
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
Ha. I was going to give the same answer... but saying a Japanese foreigner. +1
– tmgr
Nov 25 at 22:02
1
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
Nov 25 at 22:05
@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
Nov 25 at 22:05
1
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:10
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
Nov 25 at 22:11
@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
Nov 25 at 22:11
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
Just a bit of additional info: based on my extensive Japanese research (i.e., watching lots of anime), "sankyuu" is also acceptable in informal Japanese
– Ben Sandeen
Nov 26 at 18:38
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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 Nov 25 at 20:17
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
Nov 25 at 20:37
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
2
... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
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up vote
5
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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 Nov 25 at 20:17
Graham
39614
2
Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 25 at 20:37
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
2
... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
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up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
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 Nov 25 at 20:17
Graham
39614
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 Nov 25 at 20:17
Graham
39614
answered Nov 25 at 20:17
Graham
39614
answered Nov 25 at 20:17
Graham
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answered Nov 25 at 20:17
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
Nov 25 at 20:37
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
2
... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
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2
Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 25 at 20:37
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
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... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
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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
Nov 25 at 20:37
Considering this is about the UK, which is mostly non-rhotic, R might even be a better option here.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 25 at 20:37
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
That'd work too - good point. And of course the number 5 would work as well.
– Graham
Nov 25 at 20:51
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... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
... I don't think you've ever tried giving a bus driver a tenner. Congratulations if you get anything that isn't a scowl/grump.
– Tharglet Asimis
Nov 26 at 10:04
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probably the answer should be combination of the above answers.
10Q M8
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probably the answer should be combination of the above answers.
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probably the answer should be combination of the above answers.
10Q M8
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probably the answer should be combination of the above answers.
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You could give the driver a
M 8 - Said together these sound like "Mate"
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M 8 - Said together these sound like "Mate"
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You could give the driver a
M 8 - Said together these sound like "Mate"
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You could give the driver a
M 8 - Said together these sound like "Mate"
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Not sure how polite, but 0 and i (0 pronounced O, and i as in the imaginary/complex number). Oi!
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Not sure how polite, but 0 and i (0 pronounced O, and i as in the imaginary/complex number). Oi!
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Not sure how polite, but 0 and i (0 pronounced O, and i as in the imaginary/complex number). Oi!
answered Nov 26 at 14:14
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Not sure how polite, but 0 and i (0 pronounced O, and i as in the imaginary/complex number). Oi!
answered Nov 26 at 14:14
Viktor Mellgren
56749
answered Nov 26 at 14:14
Viktor Mellgren
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answered Nov 26 at 14:14
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If you speak Belorussian, Russian or Ukrainian and notice the driver is about to miss your stop, you may end up yelling
100P! /sto p/
Not very polite but straight to the point.
If you speak Japanese and thought the bus ride was the best thing ever, you'll probably throw up the horns and shout
U6! /juː roku/ (though a much more neutral 1000Q /sẽ̞ɴ kjuː/ would work, too)
If you are French, you may choose not to go to either of these extremes and settle on
5U /sɛ̃k ju:/
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If you speak Belorussian, Russian or Ukrainian and notice the driver is about to miss your stop, you may end up yelling
100P! /sto p/
Not very polite but straight to the point.
If you speak Japanese and thought the bus ride was the best thing ever, you'll probably throw up the horns and shout
U6! /juː roku/ (though a much more neutral 1000Q /sẽ̞ɴ kjuː/ would work, too)
If you are French, you may choose not to go to either of these extremes and settle on
5U /sɛ̃k ju:/
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If you speak Belorussian, Russian or Ukrainian and notice the driver is about to miss your stop, you may end up yelling
100P! /sto p/
Not very polite but straight to the point.
If you speak Japanese and thought the bus ride was the best thing ever, you'll probably throw up the horns and shout
U6! /juː roku/ (though a much more neutral 1000Q /sẽ̞ɴ kjuː/ would work, too)
If you are French, you may choose not to go to either of these extremes and settle on
5U /sɛ̃k ju:/
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If you speak Belorussian, Russian or Ukrainian and notice the driver is about to miss your stop, you may end up yelling
100P! /sto p/
Not very polite but straight to the point.
If you speak Japanese and thought the bus ride was the best thing ever, you'll probably throw up the horns and shout
U6! /juː roku/ (though a much more neutral 1000Q /sẽ̞ɴ kjuː/ would work, too)
If you are French, you may choose not to go to either of these extremes and settle on
5U /sɛ̃k ju:/
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