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You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It’s actually pronounced β€œJIF”

It stands for the Jraphics Interchange Format

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Giraffics? πŸ¦’

[–] MrJukes@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

JIF is peanut butter

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Jif is a surface cleaner.

[–] Nusm@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

β€œIt’s a floor wax.”

β€œIt’s a dessert topping.”

β€œIt’s a floor wax.”

β€œIt’s a dessert topping.”

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Vanilla ice cream and peanut butter ❀️

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Linux is a detergent.

[–] saba@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so is Barf

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'd rather use Linux than Barf on my clothes!

[–] StorageAware@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago

Jolly Image Format

[–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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