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<p>Normally in English, when a word ends with "-or", the O takes the <a href="/index.php?title=Schwa" title="Schwa">schwa</a> sound. Occasionally in the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> cartoons, <b>the O is pronounced with a long vowel</b>.
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<a id="Appearances" name="Appearances"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span></h2>
<ul><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=band_names" title="band names">band names</a> — The first band name that <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> invents is "<a href="/index.php?title=Lazor" title="Lazor">Lazor</a>", pronounced with a long O.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=other_days" title="other days">other days</a> — Strong Bad pronounces "instructor" using a long O.
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Lappynapped%21" title="Lappynapped!">Lappynapped!</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Dolph_Hauldhagen" title="Dolph Hauldhagen">Dolph Hauldhagen</a> uses the same pronunciation to refer to himself in an Easter egg.
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</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Original_Book" title="Original Book">Original Book</a> — In the DVD version, the narrator pronounces "competitor" this way.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=rock_opera" title="rock opera">rock opera</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Anonymous_Contributor" title="Anonymous Contributor">Anonymous Contributor</a> and his "parents" get their last name pronounced with a long O by <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>.
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Costumes_2016" title="Fan Costumes 2016">Fan Costumes 2016</a> — A fan dresses up as Anonymous, and Strong Bad again pronounces "Contributor" with a long O.
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</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=narrator" title="narrator">narrator</a> — Strong Bad pronounces "Factor Z" with a long O.
</li><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Drive_Thru" title="Drive Thru">Drive Thru</a> — Strong Bad and <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a> use "The <a href="/index.php?title=CompressOR" title="CompressOR">CompressOR</a>" to launch a model rocket to Europa in hopes of bringing back <a href="/index.php?title=Europa-pean_Lobster" title="Europa-pean Lobster">Europa-pean lobsters</a>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=more_armies" title="more armies">more armies</a> — The motto of <a href="/index.php?title=The_Municipality" title="The Municipality">The Municipality</a> is "honor, valor, <a href="/index.php?title=Butter" title="Butter">buttor</a>", all pronounced with a long O.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=concert" title="concert">concert</a> — Strong Bad tells the sender not to impersonate "<a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor" title="Trogdor">The Burninator</a>", pronouncing it with a long O.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=buried" title="buried">buried</a> — Strong Bad and the announcer pronounce "metal detector" with a long O.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Roomisode_2:_The_Intersection_of_Doom_%26_Boom" title="Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom &amp; Boom">Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom &amp; Boom</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_%28character%29" title="Dangeresque (character)">Dangeresque</a> pronounces "detonator" with a long O.
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<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span></h2>
<ul><li> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=-ant_pronounced_with_a_hard_A" title="-ant pronounced with a hard A">-ant pronounced with a hard A</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=%22Man%22_pronounced_as_%22m%27n%22" title="&quot;Man&quot; pronounced as &quot;m'n&quot;">"Man" pronounced as "m'n"</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=%22Er%22_pronounced_as_%22Oi%22" title='"Er" pronounced as "Oi"'>"Er" pronounced as "Oi"</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Words_Ending_in_-o" title="Words Ending in -o">Words Ending in -o</a>
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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 ==
 
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* Email [[band names]] — The first band name that [[Strong Bad]] invents is "[[Lazor]]", pronounced with a long O.
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* 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.
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[-ant pronounced with a hard A]]
* [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]]
* [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]]
* [[Words Ending in -o]]
[[Category:Irregular Pronunciations]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 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

See Also

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