▲ 237 ▼ Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by 58008@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 months ago (4 children) My issue with gif and graphical permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 12 points 3 months ago (1 child) They're the same G. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) J-spot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 months ago (2 children) Gotta buy a new JPU for better Jrafix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 months ago Aint nothin but a J thang baby permalink fedilink source parent [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* Actually, the G in GPU stands for Giraffe. Hardware has gotten quite sophisticated over the years, and are no longer optimized for rendering triangles. If you can render a giraffe you can render anything. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago Gotta say, pronouncing it as /dʒɪf/ is just top tier trolling. Everyone knows that /ɡɪf/ is the only one that actually makes sense, but some people intentionally choose to pronouns it wrong anyway. Steve Wilhite saw an opportunity to leave his mark on the world by trolling the hell out of everything, so he took it. Who could resist an opportunity like that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Davel23@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Just remind yourself that the pronunciation of an acronym is completely unrelated to the pronunciation of the component words. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 1 point 3 months ago (3 children) Example? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) The guy who created gif says jif, so that one, for starters. I'm sure you say CD-ROM in a way that rhymes with rom-com (side note, rom is wrongly a short O here too) with a short O, yet ROM stands for Read Only Memory. Or do you say See Dee Rome? Maybe with a Spanish background, but not English. Similar with PIN, I for identification but no one says pine. GIMP photo software stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. Whether you say Gee Enn Yoo or GNU, GIMP isn't said a way that matches. The G in GLaDOS is for genetic. PAL (TV) is for Phase Alternating Line. PHAT, pretty hot and attractive. 50% of any time a Q is involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say "high" with a "g" like "gift"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent [–] Davel23@fedia.io 1 point 3 months ago JPEG. Joint Photographic Experts Group. SCUBA. If it followed the pronunciation of the component words it would sound like "scubba". LASER. That's just off the top of my head. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) FBI In not I like pie CIA Same SCUBA u like you, not I u like under permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Scuba rhyming with bubba is peak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) FBI And CIA are initialisms not acronyms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago True, but the point still applies. Lol, fomo, etc. I'd.say it applies to more than it doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago But the f is for format permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 12 points 3 months ago (1 child) They're the same G. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) J-spot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 months ago (2 children) Gotta buy a new JPU for better Jrafix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 months ago Aint nothin but a J thang baby permalink fedilink source parent [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* Actually, the G in GPU stands for Giraffe. Hardware has gotten quite sophisticated over the years, and are no longer optimized for rendering triangles. If you can render a giraffe you can render anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) J-spot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 months ago (2 children) Gotta buy a new JPU for better Jrafix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 months ago Aint nothin but a J thang baby permalink fedilink source parent [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* Actually, the G in GPU stands for Giraffe. Hardware has gotten quite sophisticated over the years, and are no longer optimized for rendering triangles. If you can render a giraffe you can render anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 months ago (2 children) Gotta buy a new JPU for better Jrafix permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 months ago Aint nothin but a J thang baby permalink fedilink source parent [–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* Actually, the G in GPU stands for Giraffe. Hardware has gotten quite sophisticated over the years, and are no longer optimized for rendering triangles. If you can render a giraffe you can render anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 4 points 3 months ago Aint nothin but a J thang baby permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* Actually, the G in GPU stands for Giraffe. Hardware has gotten quite sophisticated over the years, and are no longer optimized for rendering triangles. If you can render a giraffe you can render anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago Gotta say, pronouncing it as /dʒɪf/ is just top tier trolling. Everyone knows that /ɡɪf/ is the only one that actually makes sense, but some people intentionally choose to pronouns it wrong anyway. Steve Wilhite saw an opportunity to leave his mark on the world by trolling the hell out of everything, so he took it. Who could resist an opportunity like that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Davel23@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Just remind yourself that the pronunciation of an acronym is completely unrelated to the pronunciation of the component words. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 1 point 3 months ago (3 children) Example? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) The guy who created gif says jif, so that one, for starters. I'm sure you say CD-ROM in a way that rhymes with rom-com (side note, rom is wrongly a short O here too) with a short O, yet ROM stands for Read Only Memory. Or do you say See Dee Rome? Maybe with a Spanish background, but not English. Similar with PIN, I for identification but no one says pine. GIMP photo software stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. Whether you say Gee Enn Yoo or GNU, GIMP isn't said a way that matches. The G in GLaDOS is for genetic. PAL (TV) is for Phase Alternating Line. PHAT, pretty hot and attractive. 50% of any time a Q is involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say "high" with a "g" like "gift"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent [–] Davel23@fedia.io 1 point 3 months ago JPEG. Joint Photographic Experts Group. SCUBA. If it followed the pronunciation of the component words it would sound like "scubba". LASER. That's just off the top of my head. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) FBI In not I like pie CIA Same SCUBA u like you, not I u like under permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Scuba rhyming with bubba is peak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) FBI And CIA are initialisms not acronyms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago True, but the point still applies. Lol, fomo, etc. I'd.say it applies to more than it doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 1 point 3 months ago (3 children) Example? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) The guy who created gif says jif, so that one, for starters. I'm sure you say CD-ROM in a way that rhymes with rom-com (side note, rom is wrongly a short O here too) with a short O, yet ROM stands for Read Only Memory. Or do you say See Dee Rome? Maybe with a Spanish background, but not English. Similar with PIN, I for identification but no one says pine. GIMP photo software stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. Whether you say Gee Enn Yoo or GNU, GIMP isn't said a way that matches. The G in GLaDOS is for genetic. PAL (TV) is for Phase Alternating Line. PHAT, pretty hot and attractive. 50% of any time a Q is involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say "high" with a "g" like "gift"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent [–] Davel23@fedia.io 1 point 3 months ago JPEG. Joint Photographic Experts Group. SCUBA. If it followed the pronunciation of the component words it would sound like "scubba". LASER. That's just off the top of my head. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) FBI In not I like pie CIA Same SCUBA u like you, not I u like under permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Scuba rhyming with bubba is peak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) FBI And CIA are initialisms not acronyms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago True, but the point still applies. Lol, fomo, etc. I'd.say it applies to more than it doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) The guy who created gif says jif, so that one, for starters. I'm sure you say CD-ROM in a way that rhymes with rom-com (side note, rom is wrongly a short O here too) with a short O, yet ROM stands for Read Only Memory. Or do you say See Dee Rome? Maybe with a Spanish background, but not English. Similar with PIN, I for identification but no one says pine. GIMP photo software stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. Whether you say Gee Enn Yoo or GNU, GIMP isn't said a way that matches. The G in GLaDOS is for genetic. PAL (TV) is for Phase Alternating Line. PHAT, pretty hot and attractive. 50% of any time a Q is involved. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say "high" with a "g" like "gift"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say "high" with a "g" like "gift"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Get down from your giant giraffe and ride a high horse like everyone else. Or do you say "high" with a "g" like "gift"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) So what you're saying is the creator of a word can define its pronunciation that supercedes the current language's rules? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) French doesn't have a creator permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago French isn't naturally occurring permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Davel23@fedia.io 1 point 3 months ago JPEG. Joint Photographic Experts Group. SCUBA. If it followed the pronunciation of the component words it would sound like "scubba". LASER. That's just off the top of my head. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) FBI In not I like pie CIA Same SCUBA u like you, not I u like under permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Scuba rhyming with bubba is peak. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) FBI And CIA are initialisms not acronyms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago True, but the point still applies. Lol, fomo, etc. I'd.say it applies to more than it doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Scuba rhyming with bubba is peak. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) FBI And CIA are initialisms not acronyms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago True, but the point still applies. Lol, fomo, etc. I'd.say it applies to more than it doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago True, but the point still applies. Lol, fomo, etc. I'd.say it applies to more than it doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago But the f is for format permalink fedilink source parent