Talk:Onomatopoeia
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What about "ptoo"? And isn't there some sort of "dwoo!" noise that H*R sometimes makes when running away? I have vague memories of these, but can't remember off-hand where either of them appeared. - Ugliness Man 07:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- Well, "ptoo" was in couch patch, but it wasn't an onomatopoeic word, since he was spitting at the time. --
Super Martyo boing! 02:03, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
- I know he was actually spitting, but it also sounded like he said the word "ptoo", as opposed to simply making a "ptoo"-like sound effect. Most people don't actually say "ptoo" when spitting, unless they're trying to be funny, (and usually when they do, it's a very percussive and/or plosive sound, whereas H*R's "ptoo" was more vocal and/or melodic). It's like how some people just sneeze normally, but when some people sneeze it sounds like they're actually saying "a-choo", or like if a cat actually said "meow" in a cartoon intead of just making an actual cat-like "meow" sound. - Ugliness Man 18:36, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
