Okay, I finally decided to look up the definition of what's a 'real word' and what isn't.
A 'word' is:
"A speech sound [or written symbol] or a group of sounds [or symbols] which has come to signify and communicate a particular thought or idea."
'Pwn' certainly qualifies as a word as far as I'm concerned. What remains to be debated is weather it's an English word, I suppose.
There are several dialects of English, none of which is any less English than the others. Pidgin English, Old English and Gaelic English ('Newfie') are all perfect examples. Sometimes one comes along that isn't accepted by whoever, and it feels excluded
, like Basic English (for being constructed) and 1337speak (for being relatively new).
I thought it might help to share that.
To MetalX,
The official deffinition of 'pwn' is "to forceably take control of someone or their property without their consent". I guess that means technically it's being misused in gaming and, well, everywhere else!
I tend not to use that type of language on TS as well, just in case someone can't understand it. When I started gaming I couldn't tell what anyone was saying and I was like "what's that mean?" all the time.
To KingCody,
I say a slang word is as much a word as any other. Just my opinion.
To CMH,
'Wow' certainly is a word. There's a whole category - interjections - for words like 'wow,' 'ouch' and 'kaboom' which are a sentence all their own. However, 'pwn' is generally a verb; 'pwnt,' along with the half-dozen or so other past tenses, are interjections from time to time, and can also be nouns or adjectives.
To Masque,
Very good point. I wanted to say that initially, but wasn't sure how to word it.
A 'word' is:
"A speech sound [or written symbol] or a group of sounds [or symbols] which has come to signify and communicate a particular thought or idea."
'Pwn' certainly qualifies as a word as far as I'm concerned. What remains to be debated is weather it's an English word, I suppose.
There are several dialects of English, none of which is any less English than the others. Pidgin English, Old English and Gaelic English ('Newfie') are all perfect examples. Sometimes one comes along that isn't accepted by whoever, and it feels excluded
, like Basic English (for being constructed) and 1337speak (for being relatively new).I thought it might help to share that.
To MetalX,
The official deffinition of 'pwn' is "to forceably take control of someone or their property without their consent". I guess that means technically it's being misused in gaming and, well, everywhere else!
I tend not to use that type of language on TS as well, just in case someone can't understand it. When I started gaming I couldn't tell what anyone was saying and I was like "what's that mean?" all the time.
To KingCody,
I say a slang word is as much a word as any other. Just my opinion.
To CMH,
'Wow' certainly is a word. There's a whole category - interjections - for words like 'wow,' 'ouch' and 'kaboom' which are a sentence all their own. However, 'pwn' is generally a verb; 'pwnt,' along with the half-dozen or so other past tenses, are interjections from time to time, and can also be nouns or adjectives.
To Masque,
Very good point. I wanted to say that initially, but wasn't sure how to word it.
