Some of the common variations include “own,” “puh-own,” “pun,” “pween,” or, most commonly, “poan,” as rhymed with the original “own.” It can also be pronounced phonetically, as “pwən.”
See, In My Mind it's pronounounced like the noise a small boy makes when imitating cowboy gunshots ricocheting from rocks in western movies, 'Pee-Yown!' |