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Weird observation: This comic appears to be using a rule I like regarding repeating vowels in words. That being if the word has one vowel in a place, that it should always be replaced by an odd number of the same vowel if a lengthening of that vowel is to be implied. Likewise, an even number, usually double-e or double-o, should always be an even number.
So a dooooog might howl at the moooooon, but a doooog can't howl at the mooon because that implies a doog howling at the mon, whatever the heck that means.
Anyway, panel three has odd numbers of O's in both words, which is what I'm basing my observation on. Panel four is inconclusive.
(This rule need not apply to shortening a word)
What's your opinion on lengthening the word "no"?
I'm against it in all circumstances. Nothing ruins a dramatic moment in a comic than a character shouting "nooo!" - in my head it always rhymes with "moo".
There's always the method used for held lyrics under the staves on sheet music; namely: expand the repeats with hyphens (or en or em dashes if you're feeling fancy / like an AI).
You can still incorporate this odd / even rule too: No -> No - o - o; Moon -> Moo - oo - oon
There might need to be extra hyphens before and after surrounding consonants according to taste. I haven't pinned down my own preference yet.
At a push, there need be no repeats of any letters and the whole extension is done with hyphens or dashes and long spaces: e.g. Spoon -> Sp — — o — — o — — n.
Subtitler @mcqtom@lemmy.world elsewhere in the comments might like to experiment with this method too.
I'll tell ya one thing, I absolutely hate that rendering of the word spoon. That, I will certainly not be experimenting with.