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Pawn or Pond?

Standard memberRBHILL
General 01 Feb '14 17:59
  1. R
    Standard memberRBHILL
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    01 Feb '14 17:59
    Every time I use my iPhone and speak into it saying pawn it always shows pond. 😕
  2. Standard memberHandyAndy
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    01 Feb '14 18:18
    Originally posted by RBHILL
    Every time I use my iPhone and speak into it saying pawn it always shows pond. 😕
    It's your accent.
  3. C
    Standard memberChessPraxis
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    01 Feb '14 18:401 edit
    Originally posted by RBHILL
    Every time I use my iPhone and speak into it saying pawn it always shows pond. 😕
    Pawn d4 sounds like pond, play KP openings. 🙂
    Then it comes up "pawny," never mind. 😞
  4. S
    Standard memberSwissGambit
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    02 Feb '14 02:23
    Originally posted by RBHILL
    Every time I use my iPhone and speak into it saying pawn it always shows pond. 😕
    "Pond" is correct. "Pawn" is a common mispronunciation.
  5. C
    Standard memberChessPraxis
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    02 Feb '14 02:41
    Originally posted by SwissGambit
    "Pond" is correct. "Pawn" is a common mispronunciation.
    True, many think it's not correct to say a backwoods pond.
  6. Standard memberHandyAndy
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    02 Feb '14 02:57
    Originally posted by ChessPraxis
    True, many think it's not correct to say a backwoods pond.
    Are pawns allowed to move backwoods?
  7. SubscriberPonderable
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    02 Feb '14 16:32
    Originally posted by RBHILL
    Every time I use my iPhone and speak into it saying pawn it always shows pond. 😕
    Thank God the software doesn' show P0rn...
  8. Standard memberSicilian Sausage
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    02 Feb '14 18:45
    Originally posted by HandyAndy
    Are pawns allowed to move backwoods?
    No. Only four wood and die a gun alley.
  9. Subscriberdivegeester
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    02 Feb '14 19:38
    Originally posted by RBHILL
    Every time I use my iPhone and speak into it saying pawn it always shows pond. 😕
    Try softening the r
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