• otp@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    The guy who created gif says jif, so that one

    I’m not going to believe a troll. He’s just seeing if he get away with fucking with people

    • XeroxCool@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say “high” with a “g” like “gift”?

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
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        3 days ago

        The exceptions likely have etymological explanations. Note that they’re exceptions – the norm is that word-initial G make a G sound and not a J sound.

        When we steal a word and its spelling from another language, that’s how we get exceptions.

        When someone invents a word and changes the rules, that’s how we spot a troll.