Vicious88
01-11-2010, 06:06 PM
I've decided to make this post so we can finally agree on how this language varient is supposed to be approached. It is my hope that you guys will make similar posts so that this knowledge can go to better serve the internet as a whole. I encourage any of you to redistribute this information to whomever you feel will benefit from it. This is for the good of all mankind.
Pwn (Verb) - Pronounced "Pown"
1) pwnd (a derivative from owned) a state of being at a extremely high level of ownage. see pwned, pwning, pzwnd, or PWNED LOL - Usage: When you have thoroughly beaten something to the point of noncontestment, you've gone above and beyond simple "Ownage" (see, Ownage), to a state of pure pwn. - Example: I just got pwned by 5 guys who are all like 10 times stronger then me.
2) pwns (a derivative form of owns) reffers to something being in, or bringing about an intense state of awesomeness. see pwnz - Usage: When attempting to express the exceedingly high worth that a person, object, or place has to you, you can summarize down to "[subjective noun] pwns". - Example: Man, my new car pwns. -or- Your phone pwns, dude, I don't even have half of these features on mine.
Context Notes: The use of pwn variables depends heavily on context. So while it may be acceptable to say "This pwns" or "Oh man, we're so pwned", it is generally not okay to say something like "Man, this song is so pwned" in an attempt to express your positive opinion about the song. Furthermore, the variations of pwn are considered to be of the l33t (pronounced "leet") language group, which is mostly used for quicker internet text-based dialog. While this may offer some slight convenience to a variety of different situations, l33t words should never be compiled in clusters of more than 3 per statement, nor should the entire statement ever be capitalized. For example a statement of "OMG! R U SRIUS? LMAO!!1!" will not only slow down the communication process as your dialog partner attempts to understand what you're trying to say (as well as your sudden breakdown of intellect), but will risk irritating anyone who happens to read it (myself included -- I typed that, and even I'm mad at me for it).
Audible Usage Notes: While it is possible to audibly say the word "pwn" it should only be spoken around selective audiences, as most people of senior generations will not understand or acknowledge the word, and in 10 years time, the younger generations will have their own word for pwn which will make ours outdated and uncool.
Badum tish (onomatopoeia, interjection) -- This is the noise drum noise that we as a society have grown to associate with the punchline of corny jokes. For example: "Why did the golf wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one! Badum tish" or "Two drums and a symbol fall down a hill... Badum tish!" - Use of Badum tish after a corny joke (or as the punchline of the joke (see second example)), allows the reader to understand that what they just read was only supposed to bring a chuckle and is in no way comedic gold.
Pwn (Verb) - Pronounced "Pown"
1) pwnd (a derivative from owned) a state of being at a extremely high level of ownage. see pwned, pwning, pzwnd, or PWNED LOL - Usage: When you have thoroughly beaten something to the point of noncontestment, you've gone above and beyond simple "Ownage" (see, Ownage), to a state of pure pwn. - Example: I just got pwned by 5 guys who are all like 10 times stronger then me.
2) pwns (a derivative form of owns) reffers to something being in, or bringing about an intense state of awesomeness. see pwnz - Usage: When attempting to express the exceedingly high worth that a person, object, or place has to you, you can summarize down to "[subjective noun] pwns". - Example: Man, my new car pwns. -or- Your phone pwns, dude, I don't even have half of these features on mine.
Context Notes: The use of pwn variables depends heavily on context. So while it may be acceptable to say "This pwns" or "Oh man, we're so pwned", it is generally not okay to say something like "Man, this song is so pwned" in an attempt to express your positive opinion about the song. Furthermore, the variations of pwn are considered to be of the l33t (pronounced "leet") language group, which is mostly used for quicker internet text-based dialog. While this may offer some slight convenience to a variety of different situations, l33t words should never be compiled in clusters of more than 3 per statement, nor should the entire statement ever be capitalized. For example a statement of "OMG! R U SRIUS? LMAO!!1!" will not only slow down the communication process as your dialog partner attempts to understand what you're trying to say (as well as your sudden breakdown of intellect), but will risk irritating anyone who happens to read it (myself included -- I typed that, and even I'm mad at me for it).
Audible Usage Notes: While it is possible to audibly say the word "pwn" it should only be spoken around selective audiences, as most people of senior generations will not understand or acknowledge the word, and in 10 years time, the younger generations will have their own word for pwn which will make ours outdated and uncool.
Badum tish (onomatopoeia, interjection) -- This is the noise drum noise that we as a society have grown to associate with the punchline of corny jokes. For example: "Why did the golf wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one! Badum tish" or "Two drums and a symbol fall down a hill... Badum tish!" - Use of Badum tish after a corny joke (or as the punchline of the joke (see second example)), allows the reader to understand that what they just read was only supposed to bring a chuckle and is in no way comedic gold.