▲ 81 ▼ pwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned" (lemmy.world) submitted 9 months ago by khepri@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments Let's get mad like the gif days.
[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 10 points 9 months ago (2 children) As it's written. Pwned. No need to stick an extra "o" or "a" or any other vowel in between. It says "pwned", so "pwned" it is. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (4 children) Which brings us back to where we started: How exactly do you pronounce pwned? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago Pee-double-you-NED! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 3 points 9 months ago (2 children) I sometimes see people saying "pronounce it like it's the name of a Greek philosopher" or "pronounce it as if it was Spanish". There's a "p", a "w", an "n", an "e" and a "d". Say those in a row. "As if it was Spanish", to make sure that e is really e and not i. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 3 points 9 months ago pwnedcles permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) PuWoNed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Drop the u and o away from between and you've got it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago This guy! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Like pwnd, which is something like pünd or /pʊnd/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] db2@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Like tomato. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 9 months ago* you gotta remember most people on here are not estonian so you gotta make it easy for the folks who need to insert extra letters just to not do a diphthong permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (4 children) Which brings us back to where we started: How exactly do you pronounce pwned? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago Pee-double-you-NED! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 3 points 9 months ago (2 children) I sometimes see people saying "pronounce it like it's the name of a Greek philosopher" or "pronounce it as if it was Spanish". There's a "p", a "w", an "n", an "e" and a "d". Say those in a row. "As if it was Spanish", to make sure that e is really e and not i. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 3 points 9 months ago pwnedcles permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) PuWoNed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Drop the u and o away from between and you've got it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago This guy! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Like pwnd, which is something like pünd or /pʊnd/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] db2@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Like tomato. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago Pee-double-you-NED! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 3 points 9 months ago (2 children) I sometimes see people saying "pronounce it like it's the name of a Greek philosopher" or "pronounce it as if it was Spanish". There's a "p", a "w", an "n", an "e" and a "d". Say those in a row. "As if it was Spanish", to make sure that e is really e and not i. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 3 points 9 months ago pwnedcles permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) PuWoNed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Drop the u and o away from between and you've got it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago This guy! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) PuWoNed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Drop the u and o away from between and you've got it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago This guy! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Drop the u and o away from between and you've got it :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago This guy! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago This guy! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago Like pwnd, which is something like pünd or /pʊnd/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 9 months ago* you gotta remember most people on here are not estonian so you gotta make it easy for the folks who need to insert extra letters just to not do a diphthong permalink fedilink source parent