How would you pronounce Pwned?

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by ficklefiend » Tue May 18, 2010 2:59 pm

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue May 18, 2010 3:04 pm

It's pronounced just like "owned" only with a p in front of it. Powned shortened to pwned. The word is a corruption of the word "owned." This originated in Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned." Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned." Alternatively, it has been attributed to a prominent Quake player who misspelled "owned" and the new word "pwned" was adopted by people who thought it was "1337".

It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation, and is sometimes used as more than mere "ownage." To be pwned means you were beaten so bad and did little or no damage in return, or "perfectly owned."

This is owned:

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This is pwned:

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And, this is pwned:

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by ficklefiend » Tue May 18, 2010 3:07 pm

Randydeluxe wrote:
Rum wrote:I was just reading something on a web site and it occurred to me that there are a number of on-line words and phrases that actually exist more or less only in text form.
A good example of this is WTF. I've heard plenty of people say "wuhtuhfuh!" aloud jokingly, but there is no common pronunciation. On the other hand, pwn and pwned do definitely....
I like when people say "Double-you Tee Eff!" because W is such a ridiculously long letter to say it becomes longer than what it stands for. This amuses me.
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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue May 18, 2010 3:10 pm

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Randydeluxe wrote:
Rum wrote:I was just reading something on a web site and it occurred to me that there are a number of on-line words and phrases that actually exist more or less only in text form.
A good example of this is WTF. I've heard plenty of people say "wuhtuhfuh!" aloud jokingly, but there is no common pronunciation. On the other hand, pwn and pwned do definitely....
I like when people say "Double-you Tee Eff!" because W is such a ridiculously long letter to say it becomes longer than what it stands for. This amuses me.
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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Tue May 18, 2010 4:24 pm

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ficklefiend wrote:
Randydeluxe wrote:
Rum wrote:I was just reading something on a web site and it occurred to me that there are a number of on-line words and phrases that actually exist more or less only in text form.
A good example of this is WTF. I've heard plenty of people say "wuhtuhfuh!" aloud jokingly, but there is no common pronunciation. On the other hand, pwn and pwned do definitely....
I like when people say "Double-you Tee Eff!" because W is such a ridiculously long letter to say it becomes longer than what it stands for. This amuses me.
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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Pappa » Tue May 18, 2010 4:27 pm

I have heard "lol" and "lolled" in speech a few times, though there's always an element of irony there I think.

Anyway, regarding the OP, the correct pronounciation is "poonani".

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by AshtonBlack » Tue May 18, 2010 4:58 pm

Counter Strike has a lot to answer for!

Anyway, I pronounce it pawned. But then I don't think I've used IRL. (pronounced irril.)

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 18, 2010 5:04 pm

Where does "pwned" originate from? Does it come from the internet or was it on TV or in a book or something first?
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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by klr » Tue May 18, 2010 5:13 pm

RuleBritannia wrote:Where does "pwned" originate from? Does it come from the internet or was it on TV or in a book or something first?
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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by AshtonBlack » Tue May 18, 2010 5:16 pm

RuleBritannia wrote:Where does "pwned" originate from? Does it come from the internet or was it on TV or in a book or something first?
See my post.

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Coito ergo sum » Tue May 18, 2010 9:08 pm

RuleBritannia wrote:Where does "pwned" originate from? Does it come from the internet or was it on TV or in a book or something first?
see my post above

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Pappa » Tue May 18, 2010 10:24 pm

See this post.

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by AshtonBlack » Tue May 18, 2010 10:34 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:
RuleBritannia wrote:Where does "pwned" originate from? Does it come from the internet or was it on TV or in a book or something first?
see my post above
See that post.

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Tue May 18, 2010 10:36 pm

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Re: How would you pronounce Pwned?

Post by RuleBritannia » Tue May 18, 2010 10:37 pm

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