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Pronouce PWN.

Pawn
Pown
Pwon
Pwan
Poon
Puun
Peun
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dude677

« on: December 17, 2005, 07:43:18 AM »
Ok, no poll here. Phew...

Anyway, how do you pronounce PWN? Is it pronounced:
-Powned
-Owned
-Pawned
-There is no way to pronounce [pwn].
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Vidgmchtr

« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2005, 08:00:46 AM »
I pronounce it the same as "owned", just type it with a p.
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Glorb

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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2005, 09:13:56 AM »
You can't actually pronounce pwn in real life. The word pwn was coined in 1999 (I think) by Counter-Strike player Chris...uh, McVredremwenen. Anyway, Chris McVredremwenen was typing about how he "owned" someone, a phrase coined in 1997 by Doom II champion ...erm, Jeff...Smitty, and accidentally hit a P instead of an O. Therefore, the language known as l33t was born. The word l33t was coined in 2000 by Tim Webresdevncer.
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dude677

« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2005, 12:00:37 PM »
Yeah, I think I konw that, but how COULD you pronounce it?
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Screech

« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2005, 01:18:41 PM »
I jokingly pronounce it the way it's spelled. "puh-wuh-un" as a one syllable word.
I've heard it pronounced "pawn", before, so I assumed that was the accepted pronunciation.
Of course, until recently, I didn't even know what the word meant...
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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2005, 01:22:03 PM »
I rarely use it, but I did recently as "pawned!" when I was playing chess. My pawn got a knight or something so I said "pawned!" Pretty appropriate, huh?
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TEM

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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2005, 03:06:04 PM »
Powned.
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PaperLuigi

« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2005, 04:29:54 PM »
I always thought it was pawned, just because a pawn in a chess game is the weakest piece.
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Lizard Dude

« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2005, 05:43:25 PM »
Don't listen to Glorb; 1337 has been around long, long before 1999, 1997, and 2000.

It's pronounced (I pronounce it) powned. Not like pound, either. Like Edgar Allan.

Mr. Wiggles

« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2005, 08:11:24 PM »
Edgar Allen Pwned

Al Capwned

Yeah I pronounce it powned too.
As a game that requires six friends, an HDTV, and skill, I can see why the majority of TMK is going to hate on it hard.

Khold

« Reply #10 on: December 17, 2005, 09:22:35 PM »
Okay, "pwn" came out to be just a typo of "own", so there isn't really a right way to pronounce pwn. People say it because it is supposed to be better than "owned". I hope that cleared this up.

Chupperson Weird

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« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2005, 12:04:28 AM »
A guy at work today pronounced it "powned," which is the way I, Lizard Dude, TEM, and everyone else smart pronounces it.
Khold is wrong.
That was a joke.

CashCrazed

« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2005, 12:39:17 AM »
I say powned too, and UrbanDictionary.com also shows that more people say it that way.

Everyone else just got pwned.
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Eclipsed Moon

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« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2005, 02:38:45 AM »
Quote from: Chupperson Weird on December 18, 2005, 12:04:28 AM
A guy at work today pronounced it "powned," which is the way I, Lizard Dude, TEM, and everyone else smart pronounces it.
Khold is wrong.

Smart people pronounce it?

Vidgmchtr

« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2005, 08:27:51 AM »
"Be yourself. Everyone else is taken."

Markio

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« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2005, 03:08:49 PM »
I don't use that word, but it's not like it's a "bad word" or anything.  It's not like it's a "word" either...
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ottermi619

« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2005, 04:15:57 PM »
I prefer not to use those dumole terms either, especially ones like "XD" and "n00b". The latter drives me especially nutso.

BP

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« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2005, 04:22:50 PM »
Yo0u're not suppoesed to say "XD." XD is an emoticon.
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Sapphira

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« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2005, 05:21:01 PM »
Talking in LEET IRL is awesome. Last night a bunch of friends and I were going "NO WAI," "ORLY," "YARLY," mentioning "teh intarweb,"and "I less-than-three you!" (better known as "<3"). 'Twas teh awesomeness. (We were also looking at pictures of those infamous owls... XD ) And yes, we're all girls, "yet we don't exist!!1"

Oh, and I pronounce "pwn" as "pown."
I've heard people pronounce it "poon," which makes me go wtd.
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Lizard Dude

« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2005, 07:42:16 PM »
Khold didn't say anything wrong.

Talking in LEET IRL is awesome! I less-than-three it.

Vidgmchtr

« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2005, 09:59:44 PM »
I talk in leet-speak to my friends all the time.

"So I was looking at that website earlier."
"O RLY?"
"YA RLY, it was good."
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Luigison

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« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2005, 10:21:31 PM »
 I think it as if it sounded like "pawn" or the past tense as "pond", but say "owned".  Dude, my brains messed up.

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« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2005, 10:53:23 PM »
Quote from: Sapphira on December 18, 2005, 05:21:01 PM
Oh, and I pronounce "pwn" as "pown."
I've heard people pronounce it "poon," which makes me go wtd.

I read it as pawn but in I might pronounce it as pwoon.  So... phew that was close.  I almost got pwned in the pond by a pound of pan-yielding pawns.
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Khold

« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2005, 11:00:34 PM »
I just like to type right. I use emicons, but thats a different thing. The only time I like to use it is when I'm making a joke. Like that "omg girlz dont exist on teh intarweb!!1" I saw on that one topic... But, "pwn" started off as a typo of "own". People just like to pwn because it sounds better or something.

Koopaslaya

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« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2005, 12:51:15 PM »
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Jake

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« Reply #25 on: December 19, 2005, 01:13:30 PM »
I pronounce it Pre-Owned.
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Glorb

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« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2005, 02:18:31 PM »
I actually pronounce it pwn, not pwn. You know, with a W instead of a Q or an X.
And that timeline I made was entirely fictional. Pwn was coined by Bob Blearfghlopfrt in 1998 and not Chris McVredremwenen in 1999. My mistake.
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« Reply #27 on: December 19, 2005, 04:14:41 PM »
« Last Edit: December 19, 2005, 07:06:22 PM by TEM »
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Chupperson Weird

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« Reply #28 on: December 19, 2005, 09:53:24 PM »
I say "ex dee".
That was a joke.

Koopaslaya

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« Reply #29 on: December 19, 2005, 09:56:44 PM »
Thaat was quite funny.
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Eclipsed Moon

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« Reply #30 on: December 20, 2005, 11:25:20 AM »
I move my lips and tongue to say "el-oh-el" as I laugh.

dude677

« Reply #31 on: December 21, 2005, 03:04:15 PM »
You know, I amy want to add a poll...
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Glorb

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« Reply #32 on: December 21, 2005, 05:02:34 PM »
Well, after spending a lot of time, I created this pronunciation guide:

pwn - Pronounced "pwn"
:) - Pronounced "poop dude"
XD - Pronounced "WAIGH"
LOL - Pronounced "X'thorph"
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Ultima Shadow

« Reply #33 on: December 21, 2005, 05:11:03 PM »
WTD- pronounced "Glorb"
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ottermi619

« Reply #34 on: December 21, 2005, 05:19:43 PM »
Quote from: Luigi Simpson on December 21, 2005, 05:11:03 PM
WTD- pronounced "Glorb"

This is getting too rich...

Ultima Shadow

« Reply #35 on: December 21, 2005, 05:21:17 PM »
Back on topic- *Glares at Glorb* I always say pawn, but shorten the 'a' to as short as possible.
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Mr. Wiggles

« Reply #36 on: December 21, 2005, 06:38:27 PM »
Poop Dude is pronounced as a smiley?
As a game that requires six friends, an HDTV, and skill, I can see why the majority of TMK is going to hate on it hard.

Koopaslaya

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« Reply #37 on: December 21, 2005, 06:39:47 PM »
"Disturbing"
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Glorb

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« Reply #38 on: December 22, 2005, 04:31:42 PM »
Actually, Smiley is pronounced Poop Dude. Poop Dude is pronounced "Poop Dude". Poop is Poop backwards.

Oh, and Glorb is pronounced Glorb is Really Awesome and Cool.
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dude677

« Reply #39 on: December 22, 2005, 07:23:13 PM »
No, its Buh-err-ooo-leee-gah. Its Brolg!

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dude677

« Reply #40 on: December 23, 2005, 01:46:48 PM »
I have now added a poll.
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Mr. Wiggles

« Reply #41 on: December 23, 2005, 11:01:11 PM »
Funny, I've been mispronouncing Glorb this whole time. I've always pronounced it as "Glorb-is-so-full-of-himself : ) ".
As a game that requires six friends, an HDTV, and skill, I can see why the majority of TMK is going to hate on it hard.

dude677

« Reply #42 on: December 26, 2005, 07:42:32 AM »
I know thousands of people like that.
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