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Daniel to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

How do y'all say GIF?

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How do y'all say GIF?

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Daniel to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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  • @Pinklink@lemm.ee
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    22•2 years ago

    While I agree with you on how it should be pronounced, not a good argument. Giraffe.

    • @criitz@reddthat.com
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      17•2 years ago

      Gift without the t, I always say

      • dokapuff
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        0•2 years ago

        That falls apart when you have all the words like bit and bite, made and mad, same and sam.

        • @criitz@reddthat.com
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          2•2 years ago

          I disagree. If the letter your adding is E, it will change the promounciation of the vowel. That’s the function of the E. Adding a consonant like t doesn’t change the vowel sound (eg. How you would pronounce something like “sif” vs “sift” - no change in the vowel.

          • dokapuff
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            1•2 years ago

            Lasagna

            • @criitz@reddthat.com
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              2•2 years ago

              Fahrvergnügen

        • @clearleaf@lemmy.world
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          1•2 years ago

          I would accept gife (rhymes with life) with hard G before I accept jif.

          • dokapuff
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            2•2 years ago

            Then go fight the dictionary, both pronunciations are in there

    • @jeremyparker@programming.dev
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      3•2 years ago

      Gift is closer to gif than giraffe…

    • Nightwatch Admin
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      2•2 years ago

      Geordie Laforge thumbs up

    • andrew
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      1•2 years ago

      Gin Gist Giraffe Gino Gif Gimp Git Gift

      English is crazy so do what you want.

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