OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down1123
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comOberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square208fedilink
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down7·11 months agoCounterpoint: You had to replace the g with a j in writing, otherwise people would automatically pronounce it gif like gift. That alone is proof that “jif” is artificial and wrong.
minus-squareLizardking27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·11 months agoSoe Wee shud spel ahll owur werds funehtikly? And if uh werd iz nott speld funehtikly itz rong? Because that’s ridiculous. You know perfectly well that letters can make different sounds depending on the word. Stop being obtuse.
Counterpoint:
You had to replace the g with a j in writing, otherwise people would automatically pronounce it gif like gift.
That alone is proof that “jif” is artificial and wrong.
Soe Wee shud spel ahll owur werds funehtikly? And if uh werd iz nott speld funehtikly itz rong?
Because that’s ridiculous. You know perfectly well that letters can make different sounds depending on the word. Stop being obtuse.