khepri@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agopwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"message-squaremessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squarepwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"khepri@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square70fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChris@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-24 days agoAfter not knowing for ages, I recently discovered it was pronounced pooned. The W is pronounced the same as in Welsh.* The Welsh language, not the word “Welsh”
minus-squarekhepri@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 days agoI’m def saying “pooned” from now on. I’m going to tell people it originated from Moby Dick and is short for “harpooned” 🤣🤣 Get 'Pooned ye Noob Whale!
After not knowing for ages, I recently discovered it was pronounced pooned. The W is pronounced the same as in Welsh.*
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I’m def saying “pooned” from now on. I’m going to tell people it originated from Moby Dick and is short for “harpooned” 🤣🤣 Get 'Pooned ye Noob Whale!