OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down1123
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comOberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square201fedilink
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down7·1 year 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-down5·1 year 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.