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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

wikipedia dot orgy

Hi,
is ORG pronounced like the first part of "ORGanization" ("G" as in "gap"), or is it like "orgy"?
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It's the former, unless you want to spell it out. But never like in "orgy".

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  • But never like in "orgy".
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It's the former, unless you want to spell it out. But never like in "orgy".
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Hi Kooyeen,

'Org' rhymes with 'fog' and 'blog'.

Best wishes,

PBF
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>> Hi Kooyeen,

'Org' rhymes with 'fog' and 'blog'.

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No, "org" does not rhyme with "fog" and "blog" in rhotic varieties of North American English. In the West, org not only contains an "r", which clearly distinguishes it from the -og in "fog" and "blog", but the vowel is an open-mid back rounded vowel, rather than the /A/ or /Q/ found in "fog" and "blog". Not o
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Hello,

org as Organization.
Hehe, if it were pronounced orgy, then you would have to start up your browser on an explicit content warning starting page to let parents know, that the internet is a very naughty place ^^

Cheers,
Bluepalms
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Although I have to admit, the thought of a Wikipedia orgy sounds much more interesting than MANY of the articles there.

I can't think of anything that rhymes with "org" except "Borg" from the Star Trek series, and I don't want to admit to being enough of a geek to know that. Oops. Too late.
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Grammar GeekI can't think of anything that rhymes with "org" except "Borg" from the Star Trek series, and I don't want to admit to being enough of a geek to know that. Oops. Too late.

You could have opted for Björn. (Or would that be just as bad?)
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Grammar GeekI can't think of anything that rhymes with "org" except "Borg" from the Star Trek series, and I don't want to admit to being enough of a geek to know that. Oops. Too late.

Denial is...futile.
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LOL - I'll make room for you on the Geek Bench, Julie Emotion: big smile
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I can't think of anything that rhymes with "org" except "Borg"
You can't?!!! Besides morgue, there are many more, for heaven's sake!

plorg, shorg, norg, yorg, clorg, storg, thorg, florg, chorg, jorg, skorg, horg, smorg, dorg, phorg, thworg, squorg

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Well, I was afraid to list "Planet Zorg," lest someone discover my real home town...
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