PSA: "guise" is pronounced "guys"

[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.