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codetrotterlast Wednesday at 7:10 PM7 repliesview on HN

In the classic tradition of thinking that “dang” is pronounced “dang” and not “Dan G.” I propose that we read “tomhow” as “Tomh Ow”.


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joenot443yesterday at 2:06 PM

Has Dan ever commented on whether the "dang" pronunciation was intentional? I too, was under the impression he just liked the twanginess of the word.

I have people call me Joenot - in reality, this username was chosen decades ago by my mother, pairing Joe (my name) and Not(tawa) - my tiny hometown.

Sometimes I wish I'd chosen better but like many names, once it's out there, it tends to stick.

DistractionRectlast Wednesday at 8:17 PM

If you torture it a bit, you can make it "tomorrow" said with a weird accent. To mh ow

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mkoubaalast Wednesday at 11:39 PM

Towhom it may concern,

I prefer the dyslexic pronunciation of towhom.

gameshot911last Wednesday at 8:56 PM

> dang” is pronounced “dang” and not “Dan G.”

WAIT WHAT?!?

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youaintilast Wednesday at 9:38 PM

I think tom(a)how would work too.

alabastervlogyesterday at 1:31 PM

"To mhow"

Pronounced exactly as "to meow"

jxjnskkzxxhxlast Wednesday at 9:12 PM

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