OberonSwanson to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down136
arrow-up1149arrow-down1imageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comOberonSwanson to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareDecimit@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down6·1 year agoGig Git Girl Gibbon Gift Gill Giddy Gigahertz Gimmick Gizzard
minus-squarederf82@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·1 year agoAnd none of that changes the “ji” is a common pronunciation of gi. Sure, go is the hard g, but y’all act like gif is the only word with the soft g. The true stupid move is demanding that there is only one pronunciation. Like many worlds with variations, both are acceptable.
Gig Git Girl Gibbon Gift Gill Giddy Gigahertz Gimmick Gizzard
And none of that changes the “ji” is a common pronunciation of gi. Sure, go is the hard g, but y’all act like gif is the only word with the soft g.
The true stupid move is demanding that there is only one pronunciation. Like many worlds with variations, both are acceptable.
Exactly. It’s pronounced both ways
Yiff😳