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[sabinetzin]

Poll #9980 I has a curiosity

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 33

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Hello! :D

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Hello, Sabine! :D
30 (93.8%)

::grumblemumblegrr::
2 (6.2%)

Help settle an argument: How tall are you? Like, for serious, with actual units of measurement, not like "Three apples high" or ".97 McAvoys" (...actually that's fine, we will take measurements in actors).

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If you say it out loud, how do you say Ronon/Raven?

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Ronon slash Raven
6 (19.4%)

Ronon Raven
26 (83.9%)

Ronon ecks Raven, because I roll anime style
1 (3.2%)

Sabine why have you not written this pairing yet
6 (19.4%)

Something else I will expound upon in comments
3 (9.7%)

And flist and flock?

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flist
16 (48.5%)

eff-list
16 (48.5%)

flock
17 (51.5%)

eff-lock
14 (42.4%)

Something else
4 (12.1%)

And WIP?

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dubya aye pee
11 (33.3%)

whip
16 (48.5%)

Something else!
8 (24.2%)

Bonus round: WsIP or WIPs?

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WsIP, because it's not "work in progresses"
4 (13.3%)

WIP, because come off it
26 (86.7%)

Drop-down box?

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Drop-down box would like to point out this is almost all tickys
3 (9.7%)

Drop-down box is calculating its height in McAvoys and its sexiness in Lawrences
3 (9.7%)

Drop-down box is aware that there is a proper pronunciation of :D
4 (12.9%)

Mitch Pileggi
10 (32.3%)

DROP-DOWN BOX
11 (35.5%)

(I can't type: That second option on the next to last question should read "WIPs")

Comments

[theleaveswant]

I usually just say the names of the characters (the slash is silent) but will sometimes spell out "A-slash-B" for clarity.
I think I've been gradually drifting from "eff-list/lock" to "flist/flock", but lately favour "dwircle" (what? I like it) and plain old "lock", cuz whatever.
And my CBC-Canadian accent usually pronounces W "double-you" rather than "dubya", but I spell out WIP when I say it out loud.

[kate]

I totally say dwircle out loud. It embarrasses my friends. :D

[jesse_the_k]

It both embarrasses and amuses me to say dwircle, so Ive switched to Droll, pronounced "dee-roll"

[chagrined]

Pairing names: It depends on the pairing, but if saying it out loud I usually say either just "Name1 Name2" or "Name1 and Name2" or some kind of portmanteau for some if I like it.

WIP: I only say "work in progress" out loud.

[mrkinch]

I refuse to shorten "friends' list", my tiny, unnoticed rebellion against portmanteau words.

[kate]

Thanks for this poll! Without it I would never have realized that I've never spoken WIP out loud (even in my head, apparently, as all options sounded wrong). Of course I hate WIP (and I like to think I would actually just use WIP because SMALL S DOES NOT GET ITS OWN LETTER IN THE ACRONYM, WHAT) and wish them to die a thousand fiery deaths, but I'm sure that's not the point.

[cesare]

If I'm talking to someone fannish, it's Ronon Raven. Otherwise, Ronon and Raven.

And I say "work(s) in progress" when it's out loud. (I don't pronounce the parentheses.)

[northern]

Usually when there's something like WIP, I pronounce it "work in progress" because I don't like saying "double u" (how the hell do you spell that????).

[gaffsie]

I pronounce WIP wee-eye-pee. Double-aye is just so ungainly to say.