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When you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIF (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] Fpsfrank85@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I’ve heard it both ways

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Good, the blood of Eden shall rise

[–] veloxization@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago

I switch up my pronunciation on a whim to cause maximum chaos.

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

This is also what the German Nutrition Society (DGE) is saying btw

[–] ylai@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just see https://time.com/5791028/how-to-pronounce-gif/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_GIF#Analysis_of_the_dispute

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Everyone in the comments pointing out inconsistencies in the English language, but there's lots of people who speak other languages, that do very interesting things to such consonants.

Can we get some input from the likes of the Danish and the Dutch regarding how to read this?

[–] Dio@lemy.lol 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's what I said. Gif.

[–] WtfEvenIsExistence@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahh yes, the state of [G]eorgia.

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[–] Neato@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

We stray further from Jod

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