Week 8¾: Do You Pronounce Usernames in Your Head?

[cheeseface]

Yeah, so does anyone else here pronounce TCS usernames in their head whenever you see them? I do it all the time, especially if I don't know the person's real name or just don't know the person that well. Sometimes it's really silly. For example, a name like "lizch669" I pronounce "liz-chuh-669". I say it all in my mind, unessesarily sounding out the consanants. I can't help it.

Then there's the names I say wrong for some reason like "poohandwendy" I pronouce "poo-hand-wendy", which is wrong, but that's always the way I see it.

Anyone else care to share?

 

[kiwideus]

Yep!

Like I call you Sodium-Hydro-something.

 

[arlyn]

Sure I do!
You're Hydrowax

But tell me, how do you pronounce mine?
Only 2 people have ever gotten it right

 

[sar]

I was thinking this the other day when I was trying to mentally pronounce someone's username!!

Can't think who it was though - it's late Friday night!

It's funny though, even though I know peoples' names, I still try to remember their username (for quoting) and remember it with the funny pronounciation!! One of my favourites is Eva's username snosrap5!!

 

[fwan]

Originally Posted by Arlyn

Sure I do!
You're Hydrowax

But tell me, how do you pronounce mine?
Only 2 people have ever gotten it right

Ar-rr-lynn

 

[arlyn]

Fwan gets a cookie!

 

[cheeseface]

Originally Posted by Arlyn

Sure I do!
You're Hydrowax

But tell me, how do you pronounce mine?
Only 2 people have ever gotten it right

I bet I have it wrong then because I pronounce it how it looks: R-Lynn. How is it pronounced?

 

[arlyn]

No, that's right, for some odd reason though, a lot of people try to call me Arlene.

 

[fwan]

Originally Posted by Arlyn

Fwan gets a cookie!

It actually sounds like the way i pronounce Irland

 

[cheeseface]

Originally Posted by Arlyn

No, that's right, for some odd reason though, a lot of people try to call me Arlene.

That is odd. There's not even a single "e". Do I get a cookie? Wait...

How about one of those parchment brownies.

 

[cheeseface]

Originally Posted by fwan

It actually sounds like the way i pronounce Irland

of course, I always pronounce your name exactly as it looks too. Fwan. It's always Fwan.

 

[arlyn]

Uhhh they're all gone, the man thing takes them to work and buys off his co-workers.

I have some chocolate cake though.

 

[fwan]

lol i think its funny how they pronounce my name...
I mean Its

F Wah nnnnnnn

 

[fwan]

If i pronounced your name Wyan it would be like this...

High drow ax!

 

[arlyn]

LOL I pronounce it like I'm crying.

f-waaaaahhhhhhhhhh-n

 

[agent_haun]

Arlyn- I always thought of it more as an 'Ar-uhl-in' rather than Ar-rr-lynn. I'm a loser.....

I was reading it wrong...

 

[pushylady]

OMG I just noticed it's "fwan" I always read it as "fawn" like the baby deer!

 

[cheeseface]

Originally Posted by pushylady

OMG I just noticed it's "fwan" I always read it as "fawn" like the baby deer!

Nope, it's most certainly Fwan, just like the speech impediment.

 

[gailc]

Well whatever mr water tree cutting tool...............

 

[dawnofsierra]

Silly to admit this, but my poor brain called you Hydroxate for the longest time, Ryan!