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Pronounce ARG:-

a r g
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uhrg
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Ehsan
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How do you say it?

Just wondering about this one.. I'm into A R G myself.

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skilletaudio
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When in the history of germanic language has "Ar" been pronounced "Uhr"?

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jshall
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Im an A R G man my self.....
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oliverkeers13
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I pronounce it Argh
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QBKooky
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skilletaudio wrote:
When in the history of germanic language has "Ar" been pronounced "Uhr"?
Maybe it's a British thing... I know I found it odd to finally watch MindCandy's presentation and to hear them speak (with a bit of an ACCENT! Razz) - and yes, sometimes it did sound a bit like "urgh" (or even "ugh").

Not that it matters. I think it's just the Saying-The-Letters technique over the As-One-Word method.

Or maybe I'm taking it too seriously. A.R.G.! Jetpack
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Gupfee
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It's Arrrrg, like a pirate, matey.

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Now, THAT'S what we need--a PIRATE emoticon!

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Giskard
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I'm with Gupfee Smile
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Omnie
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A.R.G. = three syllables
arg = one syllable

.: arg wins!

Also, if you're frustrated with a puzzle, you can go "arrgggh" and be all "whoo, double meaning!" Mr. Green

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Ozy_y2k
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Go figure. All these years, I've been pronouncing it "grah".

On the other hand, thanks to this poll, I recently discovered I may be dyslexic. Very Happy

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oliverkeers13
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Poor Ozzy. Did you hear about the Dyslexic pimp?
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Biopunk
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Well until recently Ive always, unwittingly, pronounced ARG as three seperate syllables, Ay Arr Jee. But I say ARG, as in Arg, now. QBKooky, at what point did MindCandy say Urgh in the webcast?? Very Happy

Haha Oliverkeers13, thats great Razz
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vpisteve
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My wife pronounces it "Those Damn Games"
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vpisteve wrote:
My wife pronounces it "Those Damn Games"


Konashark says something along the lines of "those damn computer friends of yours".
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Yeah, and it's the Re-kay-dah cube too...who knew?
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