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Subwoofer, how do you say it?

post #1 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:03pm
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I have a friend (extreme n00b) who swears that it is pronounced subwoofer like woof, not wolfer. Like I've heard everyone say wolfer so i've kinda picked that up. But when he literally says woofer it makes me laugh!

how is it pronounced though?

Jacob
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post #2 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:08pm
Like your friend says it
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post #3 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by Pars View Post
Like your friend says it
Funny, I looked at webster's internet dictionary and they say it the way I do.
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post #4 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:13pm
subwuffa
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post #5 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:15pm
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Originally Posted by j.harris View Post
Funny, I looked at webster's internet dictionary and they say it the way I do.
woofer - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
The word comes from woof... not wolf
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post #6 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:25pm
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Originally Posted by Pars View Post
Well I don't say wolf exactly. He says it with a more concentration on the woof part. Like wOOOf, I can't really explain it. But the way I say it is the same way that they pernounce it in the recording on websters.
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post #7 of 16
4/1/08 at 5:28pm
Like a dog says it.

Interesting history- woofer and tweeter are old terminology roughly related to the sounds the drivers make woofer = low pitch, tweeter = high pitch. But the midrange term from the same era is almost never used anymore. squawker = midrange. True story, ain't pulling your leg. Try a web search.
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post #8 of 16
4/2/08 at 12:17am
the "oo" in woof is pronounced the same way as in the word "hood". Not pronounced the same way as the "oo" in the word "choose".
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post #9 of 16
4/2/08 at 12:55am
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Originally Posted by mrdeadfolx View Post
the "oo" in woof is pronounced the same way as in the word "hood". Not pronounced the same way as the "oo" in the word "choose".
You hit the nail on the head!!!! I pernounce it the way as is hood. My buddy (n00b) says it as choose. Hahahah thanks man


Squawker!? nice, i'll use that one day!!!!

Jacob
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post #10 of 16
4/3/08 at 6:08am
Just say "Sub"
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post #11 of 16
4/4/08 at 11:39am
søbbvufer
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post #12 of 16
4/4/08 at 1:12pm
Thanks kr, that clears it up.
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post #13 of 16
4/4/08 at 1:31pm
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Thanks kr, that clears it up.
You're most welcome!
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post #14 of 16
4/4/08 at 1:36pm
Doesn't anyone use the terms long and short to refer to different vowel sounds anymore?
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post #15 of 16
4/4/08 at 1:54pm
ASBO
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