How to pronounce SoW debate

[mystang89]

If we said SoW like cow we might also be calling for each others female pigs. And although some of us might have no problem with that stuff...... That would just be nasty. So I will stick with Sow as in sew.

[gkmarino]

Got sew? Yes that's how I've always said it.

Some people saw sow like cow, now. Got sow? sounds nasty.

[12point]

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

I really don't understand why people pronounce SOW as anything other than the actual word sow... English ... do you speak it?

There is absolutely no reason that the sequence of letters S - O - W should be pronounced the same as S - E - W

How is sow pronounced when you sow a field

[Sorn]

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

SOW does not equal sow. Plus, if we ran around saying sow and not SOW (sew), everyone would assume we're laying our seed everywhere and playing a strip club sim.

And for some reason, picturing someone say sow (as in planting seeds) for Spirit of Wolf just makes me think they have Tourette's. Could I get a SOW please. Sow (sew) just sounds sooooo much better.

Don't suck at life.

Sow and sew are pronounced exactly the same way, so your post confuses me.

[LoliPops]

this thread is so dum

[Joyelle]

My reasoning for pronouncing it as /soʊ/ (rhymes with go) is this:

The spell is named Spirit of Wolf. You could conceivably shorten it to "Spirit o' Wolf" and therefore the "o" could become the long "o" if you were to shorten that to SOW.

There is no "ah" sound in Spirit of Wolf so it doesn't make sense to me to say it as /saʊ/ (rhymes with cow).

[Kengo]

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

Sow and sew are pronounced exactly the same way, so your post confuses me.

Ohhhhh weeeeeeiiiiirrrrddddd, so there's more than one way to say "sow?"

Look at that guys, /thread.

[captnamazing]

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

My reasoning for pronouncing it as /soʊ/ (rhymes with go) is this:

The spell is named Spirit of Wolf. You could conceivably shorten it to "Spirit o' Wolf" and therefore the "o" could become the long "o" if you were to shorten that to SOW.

There is no "ah" sound in Spirit of Wolf so it doesn't make sense to me to say it as /saʊ/ (rhymes with cow).

wow this is the only thing i've ever heard anyone say that makes any sense about why you'd pronounce it sew and not sow

but I prefer cow sow because it makes me thing of female pigs

[Speedi]

A. SoW as in bow,row,low of course!

[Sorn]

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

Ohhhhh weeeeeeiiiiirrrrddddd, so there's more than one way to say "sow?"

Look at that guys, /thread.

Admittedly there is, but the other pronunciation is for the noun (a female pig). You were referring to the verb.