Talk:pwned

Evidence of prenounced as "own" do to possibilty that "pwn" may come from a typo of own.
 * What's that supposed to mean? --Dfeuer 04:40, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I suspect this means that a pronunciation of "own" should be listed. As far as I know, 'own' is the only correct pronunciation of pwn. Recently lamers have been found pronouncing it incorrectly so I accept that this is done and should be documented, but the complete omission of the original and correct form is quite ghastly. Some brief googling suggests that when the question of its pronunciation comes up "pawn", "pone" and "own" are the most common replies. --Sorpigal 13:44, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Origin
Is the StarCraft story true? I've been told that the term comes from Counter-Strike.--Username314 05:49, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Duh nubs it comes from common typing errors the 'o' is right next to the 'p' learn your origins


 * I think it originating from chess should be seriously considered, it would also explain how the word developed: pawned, pwned, pwn3d pwnt or whatever...
 * Sounds unlikely--Simplificationalizer (talk) 23:29, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

It would also give it more meaning, instead of just being owned with a p, it means that someone who is crappy and weak kick a strong person's arse... like someone in counterstrike getting a headshot against a sniper from far away in a single shot with a pistol :)
 * That doesn't change how it's used--Simplificationalizer (talk) 23:29, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Variant spellings
Why are pwn'd and pwnd (latter may be leet-exclusive, so it might not belong as an acceptable variant spelling) not listed as variant spellings of pwned? Pwn'd redirects to pwn, and pwnd has no page (making one now, pwnd is used as a word on the page about leetspeak). While I'm at it, why does this wiki never seem to make good pages for slang? Slang is language too, people!

Pronunciation
Why is pooned in bold? The page for pwn has the pronunciations of pwn in a different (and more logically with its supposed etymology) order than their pwned equivalents. Also, please add pronunciations in IPA and SAMPA, refer to the IPA help page to determine what symbols to use.Scotty Zebulon 23:43, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've finished editing the section I just mentioned, but the IPA template is messed up or something, anyone know what the problem is?Scotty Zebulon 23:49, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * When you say "messed up", what do you mean? --EncycloPetey 00:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Nvm, got it much better by copying, pasting, then editing the section on pwn, but without the UK US separation since there didn't seem to be a difference.Scotty Zebulon 23:54, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I have marked the ones that are clearly British; they contain sound combinations that aren't used in the US. --EncycloPetey 00:14, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Rhymes
Would it be appropriate to list /-n̩d/ as a rhyme (based on the pronunciation /pwəʔˈn̩d/), even though (to my eye) it has no explicit vowel? - excarnateSojourner (talk|contrib) 07:17, 22 December 2021 (UTC)