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	[[~~File:Picture 3~~.~~png\|~~[[~~File:Picture_3.png\|180px\|thumb~~]]]]		Normally in English, when a word ends with "-or", the O takes the [[Schwa\|schwa]] sound. Occasionally in the [[Homestar Runner]] cartoons, '''the O is pronounced with a long vowel'''.
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			* Email [[other days]] — Strong Bad pronounces "instructor" using a long O.
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	~~Normally in English, when a word ends with "-or", the O takes the [[Schwa\|schwa]] sound. Occasionally in the [[Homestar Runner]] cartoons, '''the O is pronounced with a long vowel'''.~~

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	* 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.		** [[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.		* [[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]].		* 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.		** [[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.		* 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 Lobster\|Europa-pean lobsters]].		* [[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\|Europa-pean lobsters]].
	* Email [[more armies]] — The motto of [[The Municipality]] is ~~"~~honor, valor, [[Butter\|buttor]]~~"~~, all pronounced with a long O.		* Email [[more armies]] — The motto of [[The Municipality]] is "honor, valor, [[Butter\|buttor]]", all pronounced with a long O.
	* Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate ~~"~~[[Trogdor\|The Burninator]]~~"~~, pronouncing it with a long O.		* Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate "[[Trogdor\|The Burninator]]", pronouncing it with a long O.
	* Email [[buried]] — Strong Bad and the announcer pronounce ~~"~~metal detector~~"~~ 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 (character)\|Dangeresque]] pronounces ~~"~~detonator~~"~~ with a long O.		* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] — [[Dangeresque (character)\|Dangeresque]] pronounces "detonator" with a long O.

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	* [[Words Ending in -o]]		* [[Words Ending in -o]]
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Normally in English, when a word ends with "-or", the O takes the [[Schwa|schwa]] sound. Occasionally in the [[Homestar Runner]] cartoons, '''the O is pronounced with a long vowel'''.

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== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ==

* 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 Lobster|Europa-pean lobsters]].
* Email [[more armies]] — The motto of [[The Municipality]] is "honor, valor, [[Butter|buttor]]", all pronounced with a long O.
* Email [[concert]] — Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate "[[Trogdor|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 (character)|Dangeresque]] pronounces "detonator" with a long O.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span> ==

* [[-ant pronounced with a hard A]]
* [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]]
* [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]]
* [[Words Ending in -o]]

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