How do you pronounce the word 'Tuple'?

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+9 Q:

How do you pronounce the word 'Tuple'?

+54 A:

TUH - pull

Erik Forbes 2009-03-27 21:05:54

Since I can't vote for my own answers; this is my preference.

Erik Forbes 2009-03-27 21:31:31

+59 A:

TOO - pull

Erik Forbes 2009-03-27 21:06:09

But then I also say 'reet' for rete, which isn't very classical.

Pete Kirkham 2009-03-27 21:12:29

It's not like Tooople, it's like "up"... Tuppppple

MattSlay 2009-03-27 21:18:31

As I understand it, Tuple comes from n-tuple, which is shorthand for one-tuple, two-tuple, ..., quin-tuple, etc. Would you really say "kwin-too-ple" or would it be "kwin-tuh-ple?"

Michael Todd 2009-03-27 22:15:28

Why would you pronounce it like this?! Just say the word "quintuple", then remove the "quin" part.

gnovice 2009-03-27 22:28:06

Well yeeeees... quadroople, quintoople, obv. Is this a US-vs-British English division maybe?

bobince 2009-03-27 22:46:48

Could be. Interesting...

Erik Forbes 2009-03-27 23:08:48

There must be some accent thing going on here.

gnovice 2009-03-28 02:37:12

I'm from the US, and I've only ever heard "toople"

Brian Campbell 2009-03-28 02:38:07

> Would you really say "kwin-too-ple" or would it be "kwin-tuh-ple?" Yes, and so does the BBC, so it must be right. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7094945.stm

Pete Kirkham 2009-03-28 19:35:21

I am going to go with, depends on which English pronunciation you grew up with. tuh-ple or too-ple are both correct in that regards. I would ask the same question how do you pronounce "about". or for that matter ghoti

DouglasH 2009-03-29 03:11:55

did a little more research in general pronunciation of vowels, in theory it is possible that beyond the two presented tah pull would be a third way to pronounce it. for those wondering ghoti is pronounced fish

DouglasH 2009-03-29 04:32:32

"gh" as in "laugh", "o" as in "women", "ti" as in "creation". =)

gnovice 2009-03-29 18:23:49

Accepting this as the 'answer' because it has the most upvotes.

Erik Forbes 2009-03-31 00:15:06

do agree with the quadroople pronunciation. but it is quintuhple sextuhple septtuhple at least in american English. now what does it sound like in scottish English?? in canadian about is pronounced aboot sorry for revisting

DouglasH 2009-05-24 21:22:09

My American English dictionary says it should be a long U sound ("quintoople").

Chuck 2009-06-04 00:18:21

More like TUE-pull? ;)

Rob Howard 2010-01-06 03:08:30

+47 A:

Let's call the whole thing off.

chernevik 2009-03-27 21:06:46

If there was a way to upvote this without ruining the joke, I would.

Ori Pessach 2009-03-27 21:07:36

+1 - had to upvote the others as well to keep the order!

Daniel Earwicker 2009-03-27 21:08:12

HAHAHAHA!! The first comment is stackoverflow at it's best (a community of funny geeks!) +1

jerebear 2009-03-27 21:11:49

OK, I don't get the joke... can someone please explain?

Kyle Cronin 2009-03-27 21:16:58

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off

anon 2009-03-27 21:21:10

Thanks Neil, I'd never heard of that before. I was looking for word play or puns and feeling pretty stupid at not getting the joke for a while. :-)

Kyle Cronin 2009-03-27 21:23:44

I still don't get it... it's an old song, so what?Oh... after listening to it I do.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdH2ODFYV5s

Mark 2009-03-27 21:26:08

I particularly like the version done by Christopher Walken on Saturnday Night Live. =P

Erik Forbes 2009-03-27 21:29:55

Here's the real deal: http://www.rhapsody.com/ella-fitzgerald/the-best-of-ella-fitzgerald-louis-armstrong

chernevik 2009-03-27 21:33:23

+2 A:

It rhymes with duple.

le dorfier 2009-03-28 02:36:15

ansaurus

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