View Full Version : Important: Is the P in "pwned" pronounced?
EpsilonX
06-17-2008, 09:31 PM
I say it's pronounced.
me and my friend are having a heated debate
LiNuX
06-17-2008, 09:41 PM
i pronounce it lol - its kinda hard not to cuz "wned" just looks weird or sounds weird
EpsilonX
06-17-2008, 09:49 PM
i pronounce it lol - its kinda hard not to cuz "wned" just looks weird or sounds weird
well by silent i meant it sounds like an o...so i guess the | is silent, not the p.
LiNuX
06-17-2008, 09:52 PM
well by silent i meant it sounds like an o...so i guess the | is silent, not the p.
lol makes more sense then - changed the option upon request :D
owned and pwned are two different words for me, i use the them both respectively in game
EpsilonX
06-17-2008, 10:00 PM
lol makes more sense then - changed the option upon request :D
owned and pwned are two different words for me, i use the them both respectively in game
So do I. To get pwned is to get killed so bad theres no denying it...like Ultima Weapon in FF8. 2 hits and he was dead.
If someone is owned, thats like a weaker version of pwned. Like...the final battle against Seifer in FF8. Took me a few turns but i did really good.
Heyo... I'm the friend who started the argument. Yeah...
Anyways, I am basing this off of Pure Pwnage, a very well known internet show, in which it is pronounced "ownage". And most of the other times I've actually heard it on the internet, its been "owned".
Yet, a number of kids at my school pronounce it with a P... and it kinda bugs me. It just sounds wrong to me.
Anyways... Hi.
EpsilonX
06-17-2008, 10:06 PM
Heyo... I'm the friend who started the argument. Yeah...
Anyways, I am basing this off of Pure Pwnage, a very well known internet show, in which it is pronounced "ownage". And most of the other times I've actually heard it on the internet, its been "owned".
Yet, a number of kids at my school pronounce it with a P... and it kinda bugs me. It just sounds wrong to me.
Anyways... Hi.
me josh rob and alex?
anyways go post an intro thread.
Trunks
06-17-2008, 10:08 PM
I pronounce it like p-owned. I pronounce both the p and the o.
EpsilonX
06-17-2008, 10:13 PM
I pronounce it like p-owned. I pronounce both the p and the o.
so does everyone who pronounces the p.
me josh rob and alex?
anyways go post an intro thread.
And Christian... I think he does, at least.
Still, doesn't make any less wrong to pronounce it that way. =P
LiNuX
06-17-2008, 10:42 PM
you are both right (this is what your mothers would say)
and i say, owned is if you get killed by someone once, and pwned is if you keep on getting your butt handed to you lol
im basing that on Counter-Strike
EpsilonX
06-17-2008, 10:50 PM
you are both right (this is what your mothers would say)
and i say, owned is if you get killed by someone once, and pwned is if you keep on getting your butt handed to you lol
im basing that on Counter-Strike
Or, in final fantasy, if you get killed in like 1 turn (like I did against Omega Weapon) you get pwned. But if you put up a fight but didn't do much, you only got owned. a-ha
As a professional gamer and long time MMORPGer.. i will tell you that the P in PWND is pronounced. Its not silent. Not only is it pronounced, but forcefully at that.
Example: Dude, I ******ing pwnd that noob ass warrior so hard in that duel!
Example2: OMG!!! That guy just got pwnd!!!
rukisuto
06-18-2008, 07:18 AM
As a professional gamer and long time MMORPGer.. i will tell you that the P in PWND is pronounced. Its not silent. Not only is it pronounced, but forcefully at that.
Example: Dude, I ******ing pwnd that noob ass warrior so hard in that duel!
Example2: OMG!!! That guy just got pwnd!!!
lol.
What incredibly true scenarios :]
I've always pronounced 'pwned' as 'powned'.
The P isn't silent.
However, I hate actually saying the word.
I feel like an idiot, lol.
EpsilonX
06-18-2008, 08:35 AM
lol.
What incredibly true scenarios :]
I've always pronounced 'pwned' as 'powned'.
The P isn't silent.
However, I hate actually saying the word.
I feel like an idiot, lol.
lol actually, I feel like an idiot when i say owned.
rukisuto
06-18-2008, 09:07 AM
lol actually, I feel like an idiot when i say owned.
That's odd, lol.
I'll type pwned, no problem, it just sounds weird when you say it.
I guess owned still sounds funny too, lol.
GF Eric
06-18-2008, 10:42 AM
It is pronounced and you have to add a invisible O in there to get the Pwned properly pronounced.
It goes by owned or pawned. I go by owned.
EpsilonX
06-19-2008, 09:41 PM
It goes by owned or pawned. I go by owned.
it's not pronounced pawned thats just stupid. it's pronounced poned
diablo
06-20-2008, 04:06 PM
i pronounce it, owned and pwned are two different words for me but i dont use it as often or at all most of the time lol
rukisuto
06-20-2008, 05:39 PM
it's not pronounced pawned thats just stupid. it's pronounced poned
I like how incredibly blunt you are, lol.
I say the p when I say it. That's the way it's supposed to be
Samus-Fan
06-21-2008, 06:38 PM
Pwned is not "owned"
People SUCK when they say "owned" instead of "pwned"
-DUDE! YOU PWNED THAT GUY IN 25 SECONDS
-Dude, nice. It was a close battle, but you owned that guy.
It's more of a emotion word. If you are amazed, you say pwned
If you find it great, but nothing special, it's owned
YuriPrime
06-22-2008, 04:32 AM
I pronounce "poaned" (spelled pwned) if someone dominates someone in a shooting game via a headshot specifically. Otherwise I just say owned.
KittyCat72
06-22-2008, 02:43 PM
I pronounce the p... if it wasn't supposed to be said like that then it wouldn't be a word because owned already exists. That's the way I see it.
I like how incredibly blunt you are, lol.
While he may be blunt... he is 100% correct. Saying Pwnd (PONED) any other way is just... stupid!
Twigz
06-23-2008, 05:40 AM
Doesn't the pronunciation make it sound like the word "pooned"? Just inquiring...
LiNuX
06-23-2008, 10:54 AM
Doesn't the pronunciation make it sound like the word "pooned"? Just inquiring...
nope, no double "o" - it gets like long "u" sound there
i pronounce it and it doesnt make sense not to lol
EpsilonX
06-24-2008, 12:28 PM
Doesn't the pronunciation make it sound like the word "pooned"? Just inquiring...
That's another correct pronunciation, but it's INCREDIBLY uncommon.
anyways, i totally pwned some dudes on MGS4 online yesterday....i was camping with another sniper and i got like 3 headshots in a row before he could get any of them.
i...PONED... them :laugh::laugh:
EpsilonX
01-26-2011, 10:12 AM
Bump for more discussion.
Jayhmmz
01-26-2011, 10:34 AM
I know the P is pronounced officially. Why would it not be, the word may as well be reverted back to "Owned"
Indeed the word "Pwned" came from a lot of people doing typing errors, with the P being so close to the O, but obviously the word "Pwned" has now been turned into an abbreveation, which is known as "Pure Ownage"
So yes, the P is pronounced, in my own opinion; which going by popular belief is known as a near-fact of it's origin :)
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