Hypermiling POWNAGE

[Burnt]

regarding the title of the thread, actually i believe its ''pwnage" not "pownage"

/internet slang grammar-nazi

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by Burnt

regarding the title of the thread, actually i believe its ''pwnage" not "pownage"

i left that one alone

but for all you non-tech guys when P is next to a WN, it creates a "po" sound

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by alohaspirit

but for all you non-tech guys when P is next to a WN, it creates a "po" sound

I have to disagree. At least if we follow Welsh (the only language I can think of where "pw" occurs) pronunciation, it's more like "poo" or "pu": Key to Pronunciation and Glossary to "The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed" by Kenneth Morris

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by jamesqf

I have to disagree. At least if we follow Welsh (the only language I can think of where "pw" occurs) pronunciation, it's more like "poo" or "pu": Key to Pronunciation and Glossary to "The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed" by Kenneth Morris

Originally Posted by jamesqf

Why, yes, I was perfectly serious. But your link to an urban dictionary (shudder) explains all. I'm not an urban person and have zero interest in computer games, so it's not surprising that I wouldn't have encountered the specialized vocabulary of that subculture.

u s3rious?

[markweatherill]

It would be strange if PWN found its way into spoken language, after all it isn't a spoken word but a misspelt typed word - but if it did it would have to be pronounced 'pown', I think, or it loses contact with the real word.
That's like people saying LOL out loud as part of conversation though! A bit odd.

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by markweatherill

It would be strange if PWN found its way into spoken language, after all it isn't a spoken word but a misspelt typed word - but if it did it would have to be pronounced 'pown', I think, or it loses contact with the real word.
That's like people saying LOL out loud as part of conversation though! A bit odd.

uh, that already happens

(people do say POWN or LOL, moreso the first than the second)

[jamesqf]

Well, now you can tell them that they're not pronouncing it correctly, and why. One-up them with a bit of Welsh vocabulary: "It's pwn, you illiterates, just like in cwm or Pwyll".

[alohaspirit]

Originally Posted by jamesqf

Well, now you can tell them that they're not pronouncing it correctly, and why. One-up them with a bit of Welsh vocabulary: "It's pwn, you illiterates, just like in cwm or Pwyll".

Id feel safer finishing up my degree in welsh before teaching it on the street

[Burnt]

Originally Posted by alohaspirit

uh, that already happens

(people do say POWN or LOL, moreso the first than the second)

some things are best left unspoken

it sounds awkward when said out loud in a sentence.

[Bicycle Bob]

A recent post on FML is by a guy who lost his girlfriend for saying LOL as well as laughing. English was confusing enough when people were just "being had."