PWN!, pawn or poon? |
 Apr 25 2006, 04:29 PM
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Seriously, I don't know how one would go about pronouncing "pwn". Some people say "paaaaawn", but some say "pooooooon". Something random I was wondering about.
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Apr 25 2006, 04:39 PM
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 The windmills of your mind .. Group: Member Posts: 1,317 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 83,699 |
I say pawn .. just thought I would add a letter which would make it sound okay p_wn =D .. random.
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Apr 25 2006, 04:41 PM
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I usually say it as pown.
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Apr 25 2006, 04:43 PM
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i never heard ppl say poon..i say Pawn
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Apr 25 2006, 04:44 PM
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I say pown.
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| *Libertie* |
Apr 25 2006, 04:46 PM
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I don't actually pronounce it, I think I missed that boat anyway. But I've heard it pronounced as "poon".. *shrug*
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Apr 25 2006, 04:48 PM
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The windmills of your mind .. Group: Member Posts: 1,317 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 83,699 |
People have being saying they say it like pown .. now I think about it I say it like that and also pawn lol.
^ Random. |
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| *ranniel* |
Apr 25 2006, 04:58 PM
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It's pawn. Or for me, for short - pwn. This is interesting.
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Apr 25 2006, 05:15 PM
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 What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,139 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,911 |
I pronounce it as pone.
Lol. Haha, what does "pwn" mean anyway? I first saw it at createblog. Lol. |
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Apr 25 2006, 05:31 PM
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"pwn" - to "own" or basically, to show someone up. I think it came from when someone made a typo and typed a p instead of an o.
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Apr 25 2006, 05:36 PM
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What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,139 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,911 |
Oh haha. Then I pwn you all.
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| *xcaitlinx* |
Apr 25 2006, 05:47 PM
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i say "p-own"..
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| *mipadi* |
Apr 25 2006, 05:53 PM
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It's "poan", because the word is derived from "own". (There are a lot of Warcraft III players who pronounce it "pawn", though, because in the DOTA mod for War3, when one player kills another player's hero, the player is said to have "pawned" the other player's head for gold.)
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| *Girthy* |
Apr 25 2006, 05:54 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 25 2006, 3:53 PM)  It's "poan", because the word is derived from "own". (There are a lot of Warcraft III players who pronounce it "pawn", though, because in the DOTA mod for War3, when one player kills another player's hero, the player is said to have "pawned" the other player's head for gold.) Gasp, Michael, a DOTA player? |
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| *Statues/Shadows* |
Apr 25 2006, 06:15 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 25 2006, 6:53 PM) It's "poan", because the word is derived from "own". Good, that's what I thought. I have a freind who decided to prononce it "pwin" since he figured there wasn't a vowel in it anyway, so he'd just throw in a random one. |
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Apr 25 2006, 06:24 PM
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What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,139 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,911 |
wow, that's like the differentest (eh, most different) one I've seen. Loll.
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| *Blow_Don't_SUCK* |
Apr 25 2006, 06:26 PM
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I hear people saw pone but I saw pawn.
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Apr 25 2006, 07:37 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 25 2006, 6:53 PM) It's "poan", because the word is derived from "own". Yeah, that's how I say it. |
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Apr 25 2006, 07:42 PM
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QUOTE(xMayleex @ Apr 25 2006, 5:39 PM) I say pawn .. just thought I would add a letter which would make it sound okay p_wn =D .. random. same here |
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Apr 25 2006, 07:56 PM
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i say pown like P+Own
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Apr 25 2006, 07:56 PM
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 Peggy. Group: Member Posts: 2,508 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 214,025 |
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Yes, I say it the PONE way. |
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Apr 25 2006, 08:15 PM
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 You'll find me in your dreams. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,536 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 114,010 |
Am I the only one who pronounces it exactly like it's spelled (P-wn)? On the handful of occasions that I did actually say it.
My friend keeps telling me to say "pawn", but I can't pronounce it quite the correct way like that. There's some sort of freaky pitch change he does that I can't do. |
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Apr 25 2006, 08:21 PM
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QUOTE(Girthy @ Apr 25 2006, 6:54 PM) Gasp, Michael, a DOTA player? Nah, a bunch of my friends play it a lot though. I'm not really much of a gamer myself. |
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Apr 25 2006, 08:33 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 25 2006, 6:21 PM) Nah, a bunch of my friends play it a lot though. I'm not really much of a gamer myself. Ahh Ic Ic. |
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Apr 25 2006, 09:08 PM
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I guess I'm the only one that reads it as "own".
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Apr 25 2006, 09:28 PM
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 × Dead as Dillinger. ♥ Group: Member Posts: 1,527 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,615 |
QUOTE(My Cinderella. @ Apr 25 2006, 4:41 PM) I usually say it as pown. Me too. It makes sense, because it comes from 'own'..
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Apr 25 2006, 10:58 PM
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 Change Gon Come Group: Member Posts: 2,286 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,822 |
it's pronounced own, because of a stage in WoW or some other game that the word "own" was misspelled as "pwn"
noobs. |
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Apr 25 2006, 11:00 PM
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Hmm... "pown" yep, and everyone at school says it like that... we used to say "pawn" but it morphed
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Apr 25 2006, 11:01 PM
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 HAAAAAAAA. Group: Member Posts: 4,472 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,068 |
I say "pawn".
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Apr 25 2006, 11:04 PM
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Pown. Hahah my best friend and I always say it. Pathetic, yes. Funny, yesser.
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Apr 25 2006, 11:06 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 25 2006, 6:53 PM) It's "poan", because the word is derived from "own". Yeah, what michael said. |
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Apr 25 2006, 11:10 PM
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 cB Assassin Group: Official Member Posts: 10,147 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 7,672 |
I say I "pone" you.
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Apr 25 2006, 11:15 PM
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 dakishimetainoni... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,322 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,318 |
I don't use either but I've heard it as pawn.
It kind of made sense to myself. I'm not an internet gamer at all but when someone "owns" you, that kind of sucks. But if they "pwn" you it's like they owned you but sold you which sucks even more because they pawned you in a pawn shop which in my mind is like a cheap, secondhand shop. |
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Apr 25 2006, 11:16 PM
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 ranDUMB Group: Member Posts: 757 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 35,833 |
i say pone/p-own
i cant spell it >.< |
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| *Girthy* |
Apr 25 2006, 11:46 PM
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QUOTE(DaToNeViEtBoI916 @ Apr 25 2006, 8:58 PM) it's pronounced own, because of a stage in WoW or some other game that the word "own" was misspelled as "pwn" noobs. Pwn was used way before WoW was even released. |
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Apr 25 2006, 11:47 PM
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 I can rot your brain ;] Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,160 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,261 |
I say pawn.
:o |
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Apr 26 2006, 02:00 AM
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 say maydayism. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,447 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 26,344 |
I pronounce it poan/pone/pown, just the same.
^  It's Natalie!!! (I don't think you know me...)
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Apr 26 2006, 07:54 AM
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 Dragon Ball Z ya! :D Group: Member Posts: 158 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 386,803 |
i believe it's supposed to be "pown" because it's an internet joke of how people want to type something quickly and make typoes. It's the same thing as the joke of !!!!1 <~~ the "1" at the end is a typo. The same thing applies to "pwn" because people want to say "own!" and accidently type the p instead of the o. ^_^
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Apr 26 2006, 08:10 AM
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 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
QUOTE(mipadi @ Apr 26 2006, 6:53 AM) It's "poan", because the word is derived from "own". (There are a lot of Warcraft III players who pronounce it "pawn", though, because in the DOTA mod for War3, when one player kills another player's hero, the player is said to have "pawned" the other player's head for gold.) That's what I thought.  Since the word "pwn" does originate from "own" therefore, making it "p-own"
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Apr 26 2006, 09:59 AM
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QUOTE(NatiMarie @ Apr 26 2006, 12:47 AM) I say pawn. :o OMG IT'S YOU! |
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Apr 26 2006, 12:56 PM
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 wut wut in the butt? Group: Human Posts: 2,108 Joined: Sep 2005 Member No: 227,723 |
pown, pone, p-own
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Apr 26 2006, 02:35 PM
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 Kris is getting bonified. Group: Member Posts: 3,172 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 67,366 |
I say 'pawn,' but others say 'pone.' Never have I heard someone say 'poon.'
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Apr 26 2006, 02:46 PM
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PWN!
All the way! |
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Apr 26 2006, 05:38 PM
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@andie: omglawlawlawlawljeff XDDD
Pone/pown/poan o: |
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Apr 26 2006, 05:42 PM
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I've always been pronouncing it as "pawn" so it'll sounds weird if I start saying "pown".
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Apr 26 2006, 05:46 PM
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Pah Own
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Apr 26 2006, 05:48 PM
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QUOTE(sarcastic biscuit @ Apr 26 2006, 6:38 PM) @andie: omglawlawlawlawljeff XDDD Pone/pown/poan o: Did you say... LAWL?!!? Yeah, this came after I talked to Jeff for a while. 
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Apr 26 2006, 06:07 PM
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 Diana =] Group: Member Posts: 1,318 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,147 |
I say pown
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Apr 26 2006, 06:49 PM
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 Hello My Name Is INSERT HERE Group: Member Posts: 1,372 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 394,903 |
pawn
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Apr 26 2006, 08:00 PM
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Change Gon Come Group: Member Posts: 2,286 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,822 |
QUOTE(Girthy @ Apr 25 2006, 9:46 PM) Pwn was used way before WoW was even released. yeah, i just can't think of the game that started it... |
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Apr 26 2006, 08:16 PM
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omg smoogrish is 1337, and i put leet sauce on my dumplings
and i say ksharp for president gg i win the thread andie close please QUOTE(Smoogrish @ Apr 25 2006, 5:31 PM) "pwn" - to "own" or basically, to show someone up. I think it came from when someone made a typo and typed a p instead of an o. its rumored to have been started when a player in a warcraft 3 beta server typed "pwn" instead of "own" because of hte promiximity of the p and o keys on a qwerty keyboard another story is that since "p" is right after "o" to "pwn" some1 is to take "own" a step further =) gg nerd boy wins |
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Apr 26 2006, 08:21 PM
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You mean nerd boy doesn't win. Andie always wins.
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Apr 26 2006, 08:25 PM
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I thought people used pwn to stand for Pure Ownage
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Apr 26 2006, 08:28 PM
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QUOTE(DaToNeViEtBoI916 @ Apr 26 2006, 6:00 PM) yeah, i just can't think of the game that started it... Yeah, me neither. Best guys is way back when CS first started. |
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Apr 26 2006, 08:31 PM
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Kevin pick up your phone. Someone just mentioned that it started in Warcraft 3
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Apr 26 2006, 08:33 PM
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Didn't you just read what I wrote?
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Apr 26 2006, 09:16 PM
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Poon's a last name, my friend's last name that is.
I say pawn. |
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Apr 26 2006, 09:35 PM
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 i wanna know what's inside... Group: Member Posts: 162 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 395,784 |
pown... since yeah it comes from 'own' and all...
>rilind |
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Apr 27 2006, 12:00 AM
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QUOTE(rilind @ Apr 26 2006, 7:35 PM) pown... since yeah it comes from 'own' and all... >rilind me too. i just say "own" with a p in front. |
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Apr 27 2006, 12:49 AM
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QUOTE(DaToNeViEtBoI916 @ Apr 26 2006, 9:00 PM) yeah, i just can't think of the game that started it... It likely started as thing on IRC. "Own" has long been an IRC terming for breaking into another person's computer and making oneself an admin (thus "owning" the computer, for all intents and purposes). |
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Apr 27 2006, 01:32 AM
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i say p + own . pown
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Apr 27 2006, 01:38 AM
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pwn
and to Janette you don't own us all you just own our prettyful faces. |
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