-or pronounced with a long O
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| - | + | *Email [[band names]] {{--}} The first band name that [[Strong Bad]] invents is "[[Lazor]]", pronounced with a long O. | |
| - | *Email [[band names]] | + | *Email [[other days]] {{--}} Strong Bad pronounces "instructor" using a long O. |
| - | *Email [[other days]] | + | **[[Lappynapped!]] {{--}} [[Dolph Hauldhagen]] uses the same pronunciation to refer to himself in an Easter egg. |
| - | **[[Lappynapped!]] | + | *[[Original Book]] {{--}} In the DVD version, the narrator pronounces "competitor" this way. |
| - | *Email [[rock opera]] | + | *Email [[rock opera]] {{--}} [[Anonymous Contributor]] and his "parents" get their last name pronounced with a long O by [[Strong Bad]]. |
| - | **[[Fan Costumes 2016]] | + | **[[Fan Costumes 2016]] {{--}} A fan dresses up as Anonymous, and Strong Bad again pronounces "Contributor" with a long O. |
| - | *Email [[narrator]] | + | *Email [[narrator]] {{--}} Strong Bad pronounces "Factor Z" with a long O. |
| - | *[[Drive Thru]] | + | *[[Drive Thru]] {{--}} Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] use "The [[CompressOR]]" to launch a model rocket to Europa in hopes of bringing back [[Europa-pean lobster]]s. |
| - | *Email [[more armies]] | + | *Email [[more armies]] {{--}} The motto of [[The Municipality]] is "honor, valor, [[Butter|buttor]]", all pronounced with a long O. |
| - | *Email [[concert]] | + | *Email [[concert]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate "[[Trogdor|The Burninator]]", pronouncing it with a long O. |
| - | *Email [[buried]] | + | *Email [[buried]] {{--}} Strong Bad and the announcer pronounce "metal detector" with a long O. |
| + | *[[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] {{--}} [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] pronounces "detonator" with a long O. | ||
| - | ==See Also== | + | == See Also == |
| - | *[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]] | + | * [[-ant pronounced with a hard A]] |
| - | *[["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]] | + | * [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]] |
| - | *[[- | + | * [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]] |
| + | * [[Words Ending in -o]] | ||
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[[Category:Irregular Pronunciations|or pronounced with a long O]] | [[Category:Irregular Pronunciations|or pronounced with a long O]] | ||
Current revision as of 15:42, 28 May 2024
Normally in English, when a word ends with "-or", the O takes the schwa sound. Occasionally in the Homestar Runner cartoons, the O is pronounced with a long vowel.
[edit] Appearances
- Email band names — The first band name that Strong Bad invents is "Lazor", pronounced with a long O.
- Email other days — Strong Bad pronounces "instructor" using a long O.
- Lappynapped! — Dolph Hauldhagen uses the same pronunciation to refer to himself in an Easter egg.
- Original Book — In the DVD version, the narrator pronounces "competitor" this way.
- Email rock opera — Anonymous Contributor and his "parents" get their last name pronounced with a long O by Strong Bad.
- Fan Costumes 2016 — A fan dresses up as Anonymous, and Strong Bad again pronounces "Contributor" with a long O.
- Email narrator — Strong Bad pronounces "Factor Z" with a long O.
- Drive Thru — Strong Bad and The Cheat use "The CompressOR" to launch a model rocket to Europa in hopes of bringing back Europa-pean lobsters.
- Email more armies — The motto of The Municipality is "honor, valor, buttor", all pronounced with a long O.
- Email concert — Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate "The Burninator", pronouncing it with a long O.
- Email buried — Strong Bad and the announcer pronounce "metal detector" with a long O.
- Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom — Dangeresque pronounces "detonator" with a long O.
