This seems a good place to list a pet peeve of mine–people who, in giving me a url, say “dot E-D-U” or “dot G-O-V”, as if I wouldn’t know how to spell “edu” or gov".
*1. @%^#&@&%#! *
either “aaaarrrrgghhhh!”
or else an appropriate obscenity or profanity depending on the context and the “character” uttering it. 2. lol
If I see it standing alone, posted by a reputable poster, I will read it as either “ell oh ell” or “laugh out loud.”
Far more often, however, when I see it posted by some raving lunatic, particularly when it appears multiple times at the end of the poster’s own perception that it has made a joke, I read it as “duh, yuk, yuk, yuk, uh, duh.”
Are you talking about spoken or written communications? If written, I can see your point. If spoken, I’m not sure why it matters: what is the “proper” pronunciation of .edu?
Spoken. It’s not that big a deal, it’s just that the combination of time wasted and the implied ignorance on my part add up to a “peeve”. Just say “edu”, like it’s spelled.
Reminds me of something funny that happened with my boyfriend once. When he logs on whilst drunk, he has a tendency to write “lololol” instead of “lol.” It’s very funny, and is a very good indicator of drunken chatting. I tease him about it mercilessly.
My mouse broke, and I was trying to procure a new one. He asked me what ports I had on my laptop.
"Let’s see, I have a USB… a round thing with one flat side… and one that says “lolol.” I said it “el oh el oh el.”
Depending on the level of my ire number one could be either, “G-D, Bloody H*, S*, F*, Dit, FFFFFFFING H*!” (This is usually said in a normal speaking tone, unhurriedly, but with feeling, often with varying length and content. I usually “cuss” to get rid of my annoyance before dealing with the problem.) or “Rassen-frassen, fricken-fracken, sassen-rahr GRAHHRR”. (Said in a louder tone, more quickly, but not a shout usually, I do this when around children, or people who are offended by cussing.) Number two is “Ell-Oh-Ell”
[SUB]Actual curse words edited out due to the forum this is in. [/SUB]
Depends on context. If I can think of a suitable cuss word that seems to be what the author was thinking and was just edited out, I plop that in place. If it meant to be a generic profanity, it’s either a low-key mumbling of “Massa Basta Rasa Freaking” or unintellible screaming, once again depending on context.
I generally don’t pronounce it, but rather get a mental image of someone laughing. If I’m reading a chat to someone, then I either say “Laugh out loud” or “el-oh-el”, depending on how lazy I’m feeling at the moment.
Interesting For #1, am I the only one who just thinks of silence (as in literally nothing, not “sy-lence”)?
It also happens when I see “What is your __________?”. I don’t think of the word “blank”, I just imagine this period of quietness, as if somebody turned on mute. Sometimes I even find myself pausing my breathing for half a second, as though that would make it even quieter…
[continuing hijack]I don’t pronounce “edu” as a word, I would always pronounce it E D U so I would spell it out like that to someone. I’m not treating them like an imbocile, just saying it as I read it. On the other hand, I read and say “gov” as “gov”.