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Does anyone else think of a giant bee with a cowboy hat when they hear the name Beehaw? (beehaw.org)

submitted 4 months ago by Gamers_mate@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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[–] Gamers_mate@beehaw.org 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I think that is how most people pronounce it because Yee haw kind of sounds like yee whore. though it has a very different meaning.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What? Not in my accent. Is yours one of those where "claws" and "doors" rhyme?

[–] Gamers_mate@beehaw.org 6 points 4 months ago

Yes Claws and Doors rhymes in my accent.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How else would you pronounce them?

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

different vowel sounds (short A like "father" versus long O like "oat")

different final sounds (one ends with the mouth still on the vowel sound, one ends with an R sound)

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Klaas and doh-errs.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago

Close enough, though "doors" is one syllable when I say it. Definitely not even a slant rhyme, though.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

In what accent does a W have an R sound? Australian?

[–] Kamirose@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Some northeastern US accents do something similar. Not sure the exact term for it but it is a linguistic thing. Words that end in A get turned into an R sound, like Emma sounding like Emmer.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 4 months ago

Ah, I thought that was largely an Appalachian thing. But I guess that isn't quite the same since I don't think "haw" sounds like "whore" down there.

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Certain British accents (like a London accent) have an 'aw' in particular sound like 'or'. Not sure about Australian.