OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1777arrow-down188
arrow-up1689arrow-down1imageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comOberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square130fedilink
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down8·edit-21 year agoWe don’t pronounced words by what other words they contain. “Americano” is not “American+o.” “Fare” is not “far+e.” For some reason, the hard G advocates for “gif” seem to make up fake language rules to justify pronouncing it wrong.
We don’t pronounced words by what other words they contain. “Americano” is not “American+o.” “Fare” is not “far+e.”
For some reason, the hard G advocates for “gif” seem to make up fake language rules to justify pronouncing it wrong.