How do you pronounce "pwn"?

[Lanlan]

Okay, for those who are saying you don't say it in real life, how do you read it? As pown or pawn or what?

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

If and when I have to read it aloud I simply say "own"...and make a mental note that the person typing it is an idiot.

 

[reshx]

i normaly read this word as peewun

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

Oh, and I remember a phrase someone mentioned in a similar topic:

"(spoken) We got owned with a capital 'P'".

that phrase is actually quite funny, seeing as it's making fun of the typo spelling.

 

[Deleted-236924]

I pronounce it "Schweppes."

 

[Luigi2012SM64DS]

Po(like in kung-fu panda po)n

 

[The Pi]

Pawn. Purely because a vowel would naturally have to come after the P. So it can be: Pawn, Pewn, Piwn, Pown or Puwn and only one of the is an actual word so Pawn it is.

 

[tbgtbg]

Own, with a p at the front. The correct way.

 

[Tsuteto]

Owned. Seriously, that's all their saying. I allow my friends to yell "pwned" if I do get owned, and I only say "pwn" in the rare blue moon when I'm making a sarcastic remark. But it's owned, and I firmly believe people should get over this fad.

Someone want to start a movement with me? I'll make a group on facebook even!

 

[pubert09]

I normally pronounce it pown, but pronouncing it poon is so much cooler.

pooning noobs

Wow, I thought I was the only one that said it that way.
But when I say it, I refer to completing a game to 100%.
It started with pooning the first LEGO Star Wars.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

I pronounce it as own. Hell, go watch the web series Pure Pwnage, you'll thank me.

 

[thegame07]

I have never actually said it before, only typed it. However If I did say it I would say "pawn" just like you say for the Chess piece.

 

[Deleted User]

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[Sicklyboy]

'Pwn' is word that should never be verbalised.

See also 'lol.'

What about rofl?

rofl

 

[.Chris]

This thread reminds me of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhb89V43KWc

 

[Lanlan]

Thanks for all the votes guys. Figured this would get ignored

 

[Kwama57]

It pronounces "pawn" for me (french).

 

[VmprHntrD]

If and when I have to read it aloud I simply say "own"...and make a mental note that the person typing it is an idiot.

This I second since the question was asked 'if' I had to say it...I'd drop the p and note the writer was a moron.

 

[s4mid4re]

I don't really understand why in the world it's even used. Acronyms like 'lol' and such are generally used to shorten keystrokes, but 'pwn' and 'own' have the same number of keystrokes. Besides, it should be much easier to type 'own' (since it's an actual word that should be more familiar to you, but also because I think it's easier to type 'o' with my ring finger than type 'p' with my pinky). Even if you're verbalizing it, 'own' is still shorter than 'pawn' or 'pown.'

Back on-topic, I mentally pronounce it 'pawn.' I suppose I'm a more phonetic person, so I go with what it looks like.

 

[Tom]

pwune