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How do y'all say GIF? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by hai@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] MiikCheque@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

how do you pronounce God, goo, grey, great, good, gun, gumption, goofy

plus jif is peanut butter

[-] Pinklink@lemm.ee 22 points 11 months ago

While I agree with you on how it should be pronounced, not a good argument. Giraffe.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 16 points 11 months ago

Gift without the t, I always say

[-] dokapuff@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

That falls apart when you have all the words like bit and bite, made and mad, same and sam.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

I disagree. If the letter your adding is E, it will change the promounciation of the vowel. That's the function of the E. Adding a consonant like t doesn't change the vowel sound (eg. How you would pronounce something like "sif" vs "sift" - no change in the vowel.