I always pronounced it as 'pawned', for two main reasons. Given the spelling, it seemed to make sense. The other relates to the role of pawns in chess. But that was only until I heard it said, and the realized "Oh duh!"
I say poned, because it rhymes with owned, which was what it was supposed to be. But Trippy, your reasoning makes more sense.
I have heard it but never said it to anybody. In my opinion it's a word used by the kids/teens. I think it sounds a bit stupid coming from an adult.
in daily conversation, if someone makes an incorrect statement, or simply does something silly, some of my friends and i have started responding with a simple "ERROR" on reflection it's well 'arsh, but pretty funny to watch
I'm not optimistic about that. The American Civil War was arguably the bloodiest conflict in Western history, killing a full three percent of the population of the USA/CSA. Yet they both spoke the same language. A diversity of languages provides multiple ways of thinking about the world, and I understand how that could be seen as a factor in increased conflict. But history does not support that hypothesis. In the meantime, multiple ways of thinking about the world give us checks and balances on our own blunders and enrich our culture. Why doesn't somebody ask a Welshman? W is a vowel in Welsh so the word would be pronounceable for them. Probably something like POO-ned. If you ever call an I.T. help desk with a particularly simple problem, such as forgetting to plug in the power cord, you may hear the person at the other end mumble something about "another ID Ten-T error." Spell it out: I D 1 0 T.
ha, i'm going to test that and then make the poor tech guy uncomfortable by acting outraged Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
