It's pronounced as Yah'-who as in the wild shout of excitement.. There are
ads on the telly over here for Yahoo..
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So the website would be pronounced as ...?
:)
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Eskridge
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:43 AM
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Ron,
Wednesday, June 20, 2001, 8:11:28 AM, you wrote:
R> I have often wondered about the pronunciation of the word "Yahoo" .
R> Is the "a" long or short?? Yahoo stands for " You Always Have Other
R> Options"
(before replying, note that my name is not Merriam Webster and
interpret what I write accordingly)
Here's how I hear it used:
yahoo (yah'-who) - interjection, an exclamation of wild exuberance
yahoo (yay'-who) - noun, a person of cloddish and ungenteel
behavior, a dolt, a yokel
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