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Ambulance Onomatopoeia
Darlo
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Everytime I write 'wee-waa' or 'nee-naa' it just looks real awful. Anyone have any other suggestions for Ambulance Onomatopoeia?
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confusedsoul
at 1:50PM, Jan. 3, 2009
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You could try "nee-naw" instead of nee-naa, perhaps. Wouldn't recommend going with the wee-waw one. Or just have a "weeee" sound affect that gets smaller the further away the ambulance is.
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CharleyHorse
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You can try this site for some ideas http://www.writtensound.com/tones.htm . This page will take you directly to some siren Onomatopoeia.
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Ironscarf
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I'm hugely impressed that you have a link immediately to hand for this CharleyHorse!
My choice would've been to just use a EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE tapering off into the sunset: leaving out the consonants avoids the distracting cliches and you know how it's supposed to sound anyway.
My choice would've been to just use a EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE tapering off into the sunset: leaving out the consonants avoids the distracting cliches and you know how it's supposed to sound anyway.
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And if life belongs only to the strong, Ozone,
What will you lend on an old golden rule?
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Darlo
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Thanks folks, and that link was really helpful.
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CharleyHorse
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I prefer your method Ironscarf. I found the link lurking in an old cartooning directory of mine. I was surprised that it was still good.
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mattchee
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first off... amazing link, Mr. Horse.
second off..
if it were up to me... i"d go with "wee-ooo-wee-ooo"
second off..
if it were up to me... i"d go with "wee-ooo-wee-ooo"
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mattchee
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also, with the link... i noticed that Jimmy Olsen's watch "zeezeezeezee" was conspicuously missing. I wonder if its protected like "snikt" and "thwip"
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CharleyHorse
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The reason that I prefer Ironscarf's version is that it seems both more mechanical in nature and hysterical, which is what an ambulance siren brings to my mind. But it's all down to personal tastes.
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NickGuy
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you could always just be hilariously sarcastic and just do "SIRENSIRENSIRENSIREN!"
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mattchee
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NickGuy
you could always just be hilariously sarcastic and just do "SIRENSIRENSIRENSIREN!"
hahahah
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