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Anyone who says gif must also maintain consistency when saying giraffe. Otherwise, you are living too dangerously for me. Edit: I think a lot of people thought

Anyone who says gif must also maintain consistency when saying giraffe. Otherwise, you are living too dangerously for me. Edit: I think a lot of people thought I was serious. Just joking around.

sjburt 5y ago
gin, gift, giraffe, giggle
- ruph123 5y ago
  git
  - throwaway56ss7 5y ago
    I frequently work with some people in Argentina and they pronounce git as an English speaker might say “jit” We never discus image formats tho. I’ll have to ask them about GIF next time.
    - dylan604 5y ago
      The English call the Thames river Tims. Spanish call Barcelona Barthelona, and Ibiza Ibitha. So I don't put much in native pronounciations. Otherwise, if they are pronouncing it correctly, they need to go back to spelling skool!! Don't get me started on Stuyvesant! ;-) /s in case it's not obvious
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chris_st 5y ago
So how do you pronounce "gill"?
- mypalmike 5y ago
  The unit of measure? "Jill".
  - thaumasiotes 5y ago
    > The unit of measure? You wouldn't think "the breathing apparatus of a fish" before "the unit of measure"? When was the last time you saw something measured in gills?
    - mypalmike 5y ago
      When I lived in Scotland around 25 years ago, many bars in the Highlands advertised the size of their whiskey measures in terms of gills (and I was laughed at for mispronouncing the term!). I'm not sure if it's still common. So for me, it does actually come to mind at least as readily as fish anatomy.
- 7v3x3n3sem9vv 5y ago
  Jill, obviously. /s
kgm 5y ago
There is no sense in which English pronunciation can be described as "consistent." As supporting evidence, may I introduce the poem "The Chaos": https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html
- Sebb767 5y ago
  As a non-native speaker who mostly reads English, this makes me very worried about my pronunciation.
stevebmark 5y ago
The P in JPEG stands for "photo." You don't pronounce it "jpheg." English isn't a consistent language, and to try to apply consistent pronunciation is a failure in abstract thinking.
howdydoo 5y ago
You've made a giant gaffe.
greggman3 5y ago
I know you were joking. My favorite example is ghoti "gh" from laugh, "o" from "women", "ti" from "tion" (like nation") so "ghoti" can be pronounced the same as "fish"
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  I will go ahead and note that such a construction violates a ton of pronunciation rules. Yes english has those.

Anyone who says gif must also maintain consistency when saying giraffe. Otherwise, you are living too dangerously for me. Edit: I think a lot of people thought I was serious. Just joking around.

sjburt 5y ago

gin, gift, giraffe, giggle

ruph123 5y ago
git
- throwaway56ss7 5y ago
  I frequently work with some people in Argentina and they pronounce git as an English speaker might say “jit” We never discus image formats tho. I’ll have to ask them about GIF next time.
  - dylan604 5y ago
    The English call the Thames river Tims. Spanish call Barcelona Barthelona, and Ibiza Ibitha. So I don't put much in native pronounciations. Otherwise, if they are pronouncing it correctly, they need to go back to spelling skool!! Don't get me started on Stuyvesant! ;-) /s in case it's not obvious

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chris_st 5y ago

So how do you pronounce "gill"?

mypalmike 5y ago
The unit of measure? "Jill".
- thaumasiotes 5y ago
  > The unit of measure? You wouldn't think "the breathing apparatus of a fish" before "the unit of measure"? When was the last time you saw something measured in gills?
  - mypalmike 5y ago
    When I lived in Scotland around 25 years ago, many bars in the Highlands advertised the size of their whiskey measures in terms of gills (and I was laughed at for mispronouncing the term!). I'm not sure if it's still common. So for me, it does actually come to mind at least as readily as fish anatomy.
7v3x3n3sem9vv 5y ago
Jill, obviously. /s

kgm 5y ago

There is no sense in which English pronunciation can be described as "consistent." As supporting evidence, may I introduce the poem "The Chaos": https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html

Sebb767 5y ago
As a non-native speaker who mostly reads English, this makes me very worried about my pronunciation.

stevebmark 5y ago

The P in JPEG stands for "photo." You don't pronounce it "jpheg." English isn't a consistent language, and to try to apply consistent pronunciation is a failure in abstract thinking.

howdydoo 5y ago

You've made a giant gaffe.

greggman3 5y ago

I know you were joking. My favorite example is ghoti "gh" from laugh, "o" from "women", "ti" from "tion" (like nation") so "ghoti" can be pronounced the same as "fish"

Dylan16807 5y ago
I will go ahead and note that such a construction violates a ton of pronunciation rules. Yes english has those.