khepri@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agopwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squarepwned: do you pronounce it as "pohned" "pawned" or "owned"khepri@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChris@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-26 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-26 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!