I have made up the sentences today.
(1a) I used the coupon that you gave me today.
(1b) I used the coupon today that you gave me.
What I mean is you gave me a coupon before. I used it today.
What is the correct position of "today"? Thank you for your help.
correct placement of [today]
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Re: correct placement of [today]
Both grammatical, although the first is (depending on shared knowledge) is potentially ambiguous.