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''CompressOR'' | |||
[[ | 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'''. | ||
== Appearances == | |||
* 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. | |||
* Email [[band names]] — The first band name that [[Strong Bad]] invents is | |||
* Email [[other days]] — Strong Bad pronounces | |||
** [[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 | * [[Original Book]] — In the DVD version, the narrator pronounces "competitor" this way. | ||
* Email [[rock opera]] — [[Anonymous Contributor]] and his | * 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 | ** [[Fan Costumes 2016]] — A fan dresses up as Anonymous, and Strong Bad again pronounces "Contributor" with a long O. | ||
* Email [[narrator]] — Strong Bad pronounces | * Email [[narrator]] — Strong Bad pronounces "Factor Z" with a long O. | ||
* [[Drive Thru]] — Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] use | * [[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 | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 | * [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] pronounces "detonator" with a long O. | ||
== See Also == | |||
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* [[-ant pronounced with a hard A]] | * [[-ant pronounced with a hard A]] | ||
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* [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]] | * [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]] | ||
* [[Words Ending in -o]] | * [[Words Ending in -o]] | ||
[[Category:Irregular Pronunciations]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026
CompressOR
Normally in English, when a word ends with "-or", the O takes the schwa sound. Occasionally in the Homestar Runner cartoons, the O is pronounced with a long vowel.
Appearances
- 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 lobsters.
- Email more armies — The motto of The Municipality is "honor, valor, buttor", all pronounced with a long O.
- Email concert — Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate "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 pronounces "detonator" with a long O.
