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Daniel@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前

How do y'all say GIF?

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How do y'all say GIF?

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Daniel@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 年前
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  • Pinklink@lemm.ee
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    While I agree with you on how it should be pronounced, not a good argument. Giraffe.

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      Gift without the t, I always say

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

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          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.

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            Lasagna

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              Fahrvergnügen

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

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            Then go fight the dictionary, both pronunciations are in there

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      Gift is closer to gif than giraffe…

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      Geordie Laforge thumbs up

    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun
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      Gin Gist Giraffe Gino Gif Gimp Git Gift

      English is crazy so do what you want.

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