Mr Black Cat Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Everyone says it's pronounced POWN!!!!! why!?!?!! just cuz someone hit the p instead of the o in wow, now everyone thinks the o is part of the pronunciation.it's pawn. thatnk you. Catch ya later: Mr Black Cat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 its pown to me, but btw, who the hell cares? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGuru1 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 (edited) Who in the name of all that is holy would bother to pronounce the word? If anything, it's "own". Edited September 28, 2006 by GameGuru1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Who in the name of all that is holy would bother to pronounce the word? If anything, it's "own". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Everyone says it's pronounced POWN!!!!! why!?!?!! just cuz someone hit the p instead of the o in wow, now everyone thinks the o is part of the pronunciation.it's pawn. thatnk you. Catch ya later: Mr Black Cat First off, you do realize that the term "pwn" did not come from WoW, don't you? It is a play on the word "own" and most people pronounce it as "pown". Until this poll, I've never heard anyone claim that it was pawn (that's a chess piece). Though... this article on Answers.com might clear things up for you. Pronunciation Given the recent development of the word, and its primary use in written form only, there is no single accepted pronunciation of pwn. Therefore, pronunciation is mainly based on personal preference. Some of the common variations include (IPA pronunciation) [oʊn], [pəʔˈoʊn], [piˈoʊn], [pən], [pwin], [pun], or, most commonly [poʊn] or pawn, as rhymed with the original own; ([oʊn]). It can also be pronounced phonetically, as [pwəʔˈn̩] (pwən). Another pronunciation, [pɔn], is used by many other players, although many online gamers believe it to be a false pronunciation. The main argument against that is that since pwn is probably just a purposeful misspelling of its parent, own, that it should still be pronounced as [oʊn] or [poʊn]. Some people also pronounce it simply as 3 letters, /piː/ ['dʌb.l.ju:] [ɛn]. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 It's POWN as in rhyming with OWN, which is it's meaning. There's no ifs ands or buts about it. Where the hell does one get "pawn" from?! You just got PWNT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encrypted_God Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Who in the name of all that is holy would bother to pronounce the word? If anything, it's "own". 'ER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
airman Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 haha yeah. i believe it was derived from older FPS games [like CS/HL] and someone hit the 'p' key instead of 'o'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethedodobird Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 It should always be pronounced owned. The P is silent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_cow Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 i agree with savethedodobird. but if you are going to pronounce it otherwise, its pown... the word is just "own" with a p. .'. pwn = pown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Everyone says it's pronounced POWN!!!!! why!?!?!! just cuz someone hit the p instead of the o in wow, now everyone thinks the o is part of the pronunciation.it's pawn. thatnk you. Catch ya later: Mr Black Cat choo jus got pwnt! (choo is a me thing btw markie knows!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkster Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 (edited) j00* Edited September 28, 2006 by silkster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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