**Vaporeon** @vaporeon_@glaceon.social · Sep 11, 2025, 19:02

**Vaporeon** @vaporeon_@glaceon.social · Sep 11, 2025, 19:02

Vaporeon @vaporeon_@glaceon.social

So is "Boeing" actually pronounced "boing"?
I have been pronouncing it like that, but I thought that can't be correct

**æʃliŋ, purrepurrocessor** @aescling@cat.family · Sep 11, 2025, 19:04

**æʃliŋ, purrepurrocessor** @aescling@cat.family · Sep 11, 2025, 19:04

æʃliŋ, purrepurrocessor @aescling@cat.family

@vaporeon_ i always purronouced it bo-ing (two vowels, not a dipthong) but idk that that’s actually correct

**æʃliŋ, purrepurrocessor** @aescling@cat.family · 2025-09-11T19:07:40Z

æʃliŋ, purrepurrocessor @aescling@cat.family

@vaporeon_ purr wikipedia:

The Boeing Company (/ˈboʊɪŋ/ BO-ing)

apparently i was correct