PSA: "guise" is pronounced "guys"

[Davardo]

So then if SoW is sew, is SoE also sew? You fucking degenerate. Or do you say sew-ee?

[Psyborg]

Originally Posted by Davardo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So then if SoW is sew, is SoE also sew? You fucking degenerate. Or do you say sew-ee?

I’m sure this made sense in your head when typing it but.... wat?

Row and roe are both pronounced the same. Not sure what your point is.

[Davardo]

Originally Posted by Psyborg [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I’m sure this made sense in your head when typing it but.... wat?

Row and roe are both pronounced the same. Not sure what your point is.

SoW or SoE, if using voice coms and you ask for a SEW, which one should they give you? Or do we take the time to say "I mean the one with the e."

Sure, Spirit of Eagle is a Luclin spell, but a majority here continued to play into and beyond Luclin.

[Evia]

Originally Posted by Davardo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So then if SoW is sew, is SoE also sew? You fucking degenerate. Or do you say sew-ee?

Sew-ee

[Jibartik]

I still dont know if you're saying sew because you want S O W or if you're saying sew because you want S O E and it's taking a long time to explain it, Kevin.

[Keza]

Originally Posted by Psyborg [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'll take exception with this. The most commonly used variant of the heteronym sow is the one meaning to plant seeds, which is pronounced like the word sew (to sew a button). If that wasn't enough, SoW is an acronym as you stated and the letter 'o' is pronounced 'oh' not 'ow' so therefore the most natural way of saying 'S-O-W' aloud and progressing it to a fully verbalized word is to pronounce it like 'sew.'

I won't be outlawyered on this.

Common variant is kinda pointless when it comes to correct pronunciation since they don't originate from the same source. It's basically citing a word from a different language as a reason at that point. I would also guess the verb 'sow' is a less common variant, since everyone I've ever heard say it has pronounced it as the noun, though I can't imagine the verb or noun are very common in this day and age. Hell, SoW as in Spirit of Wolf might be more common.

He's correct, it's an acronym with no designed pronunciation so it technically doesn't have one. If we're trying to turn it into a word with old English logic then Spirit of Wolf would be a noun, wouldn't it? You don't say you're Spirit of Wolfing. You say you're casting SoW. Casting is the verb, SoW is just the name, therefor a noun.. I think? So in that case it would be pronounced as a noun, like sow/pig. Unless I'm completely wrong.

In either case I've used the noun version for 20 years and I cannot be stopped. It's simply impossibru.

[Jimjam]

It makes you run SoW fast.

[Troxx]

Originally Posted by kjs86z [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have two RL buddies that say "sew" for Spirit of Wolf

Its sow, like the pigs we all are.

Yes. Yes it is Sow as in a female hog.

[Psyborg]

Originally Posted by Davardo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

SoW or SoE, if using voice coms and you ask for a SEW, which one should they give you? Or do we take the time to say "I mean the one with the e."

Sure, Spirit of Eagle is a Luclin spell, but a majority here continued to play into and beyond Luclin.

I would ask for eagle.

[Borak]

Originally Posted by kjs86z [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have two RL buddies that say "sew" for Spirit of Wolf

Its sow, like the pigs we all are.

It's always been sew for me.

Granted, I've always played a bard, since the beginning.

I imagine that all bards pronounce SoW as 'sew'. After all, people think they're 'sew' fast when they have SoW, but us bards know, they're not sew fast after all. If you choose SoW over Selo's, you reap what you sow.