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Report, edit, etc...Posted by guardien on 2005-08-12 at 00:25:15
Me and my friends would say: Pee wee owned. Pwned...

Own yo pee wee ***.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2005-08-12 at 00:26:33
QUOTE(EzDay281 @ Aug 11 2005, 03:36 PM)
And if you think it's other than my pronounciation or the standard pronounciation("owned"), then you're a noob to English. tongue.gif
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No, I'm god, whatever I say goes, it's pawn not pohowned or powned. Please, you're killing this word with your bad pronunciations.

EDIT: Nevermind that, I see the error of my ways. You are free to pronounce pwn however you want.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Chef on 2005-08-12 at 00:30:52
I hate that word, so much. Don't use it, ignore people who do.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2005-08-12 at 00:33:35
I believe PsychoTemplar has just pwned the word pwn. By the way, PsychoTemplar do you feel the same way about the word "own"?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Merrell on 2005-08-12 at 00:39:15
Actually, people could think of the word "own" sexually.. like, I own you as like, I have sexual relationships with you and I can do whatever I want to your body whenever I feel like it. Actually, Nevermind..
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2005-08-12 at 01:10:37
hmm. I always thought it was a shortened term for "pawn."
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2005-08-12 at 01:45:53
Yay! Kame agrees.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Chef on 2005-08-12 at 01:57:56
No devilesk, I don't. If I were to say pawn I'd type it out, however, it's hardly a useful word to use in StarCraft because you're never actually selling anyone. As far as owning goes, it just means you've completly dominated them. If you actually think about what you're saying the word own is a little iffy in any other context than sarcastic satire.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Shapechanger on 2005-08-12 at 02:09:00
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No matter how you say it, you still failed at life.

PWNED!!!

Yeah, when I was a n00b, I actually said "I pawned you"
It was because I was a n00b, STFU
So, naturally, I pronounce it 'Pawned', because any other way sounds really stupid and not threatening at all.

"I pooned you!"
Sounds more like "I spooned you!"

"I pawned you!"
Actaually, sounds a bit better than '"I owned you!"
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Chef on 2005-08-12 at 02:10:18
No it doesn't, and the fact that you even say it aloud is pathetic.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2005-08-12 at 02:11:33
I'd have to say that PsychoTemplar pwns.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Shapechanger on 2005-08-12 at 02:12:58
A bit harsh?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Wilhelm on 2005-08-12 at 11:50:40
If I'm winning at Gunbound, and feeling somewhat whimsical, I'll state it aloud as "pooned". My pronounciation is powned, though. I don't say it in conversations. I don't use it very often, generally I'll use "sexy" in some form or another, like "oh that micro was sexy", "That was a sexy shot.", etc.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by warhammer40000 on 2005-08-12 at 12:06:02
Pawn
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Infested-Jerk on 2005-08-12 at 15:19:44
Pown

Didn't someone make a topic saying PWN started in counter-strike and stood for "Pistol Owned"?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EzDay281 on 2005-08-12 at 17:15:52
There are several different stories on how 'pwn' started.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kashmir on 2005-08-12 at 19:00:56
i would have to say it did mean pistol owned. Take FPS Doug for example he says owned when the word is spelled "pwned" On his shirt is a pic of a pistol shooting a guy in the head and under it "Pwned"
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Rantent on 2005-08-12 at 19:32:03
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BrE {{/pəʊn/}} (rhymes with "moon")

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/puːn/ (rhymes with "soon", this comes from pronouncing the "w" as in Welsh, but also has a sexual connotation)
Moon and Soon rhyme don't they?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2005-08-12 at 21:44:46
Not if you say moon in Biritish and soon in American.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LegacyWeapon on 2005-08-12 at 21:59:39
I say it differently depending on the occasion... strangely...
(Usually "poon," "pawn," or "pown")
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Chef on 2005-08-12 at 22:11:56
You got the list from wikipedia and didn't give credit =P And here I was under the impression your were a cunning linguist. The only use of pwn I approve of is if you mean that the o has blood dripping off it. But I can't use it now because so many people will mistake it for one of these lame definitions.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by scwizard on 2005-08-19 at 15:51:02
QUOTE(ihatett_da_hated @ Aug 11 2005, 12:02 PM)
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That's not very nice crybaby.gif
I switch between pawn and p-own as I feel like.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by nitnit on 2005-08-19 at 16:14:37
this topic has been pwned!

jk

i think it's powned (option 1)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by m2nello on 2005-08-19 at 17:32:26
prenounce how u like it all means the same
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Syphon on 2005-08-19 at 18:07:52
QUOTE(Snake)Ling @ Aug 11 2005, 06:47 AM)
Its "pwnd". PWN with no vowels, in other words. I mean, it has no vowels, so how can you use vowels when pronouncing it? Oh god dammit, go get Speakonia and type in PWN and see what you get.
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Words with no vowels; Crwth Cwn

Word with no vowels or vowels sounds; Psst
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