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[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago

If it were supposed to be pronounced "jif" it would have been spelled that way.

[-] derekabutton@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

So how do you pronounce giraffe?

[-] lechatron@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago
[-] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes, but "GIF" is not etymologically Germanic. ๐Ÿ˜‰

[-] derekabutton@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

With the other pronunciation. Some letters have more than one. Your statement is nonsense lol

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

How do you pronounce ghoti?

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