How to pronounce SoW debate

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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