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03-24-2009, 09:19 AM #1My iPhone is a Part of Me
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Pronunciation
I really had no idea where to put this, so I put this in the Pwnage forum.
I've always wondered it, and today I finally Googled it. Still haven't got a definite answer, though.
How do you pronounce pwn? o.o I tried telling someone to use QuickPwn to jailbreak their iPhone, but I had to stop after "Quick" because I had no idea how to pronounce the "Pwn" part. LMFAO So I just said "Google 'jailbreak iPhone' and you'll find a guide".
After Googling it, I've gotten all kinds of answers. "Pawn", "own", "pone", "poon" (HAHAHAHA), "prawn"
, "it's simply a written word and not meant to be said", and even someone who thought it was "porn". 
When I first saw the word, I thought it was "pawn". Then I found out it was just a misspelling of "own". So is it "QuickOwn", "QuickPawn", "QuickPorn", or what?!
I really hate this word. 
BTW, never have, never will ever say this out loud other than to talk about QuickPwn.Last edited by Channan; 03-24-2009 at 09:23 AM.
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03-24-2009, 01:35 PM #2
Pwn comes from video gamers who pretty much make up words to say that they beat you. They turned own into pwn. So, for me, pwn=pone...
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Now, the way it was told to me by my 17 year old is that it is actually pronounced "own" since it was supposedly a typo that showed up as "pwn". He is always exclaiming that he "owned" someone. Doesn't mean hes right though.
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That's how I've heard it originated, it was meant to say 'owned' and a typo makes it 'pwned,' pronounced like 'owned' with a P in the front. It's sort of like porn and pron.
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03-24-2009, 02:47 PM #5Livin the iPhone Life
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I've heard its Own but i tend to pronounce it as Pawn.
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03-24-2009, 05:26 PM #6My iPhone is a Part of Me
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Same. Since that's what I thought it was the first time I saw it, that's the word that always pops up in my head. I know it's wrong, and I correct myself, but I still think it sometimes.
Originally Posted by seann33uk
It seems to either be "own" or "pone". I even heard "poned" on Hannah Montana (don't ask), so I'm really just not sure. Guess it all depends on what you prefer, but I feel like an idiot saying either.
SOMEONE! Whoever would make this decision, PLEASE change the name from QuickPwn to Quick...well...any REAL English word!
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