▲ 47 ▼ looking forward to the comments (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by flickertail@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mookulator@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) I know he says it’s pronounced “jif”, but I just don’t care. It’s like “gift” without the t permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Let's be honest here, English does not have that level of consistency. "Women" is pronounced with an "i" for christ sake permalink fedilink source parent [–] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's more like giant or gin or giraffe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, it's more like give or get or girl. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Get is not even gi permalink fedilink source parent [–] Raiden11X@programming.dev 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Say the word "though" in your head. Then add a "t" to it. Would you really argue that "though" and "thought" are pronounced the same simply because they're the same spelling save for a final "t"? The easiest "rule" is that the creator can decide how to pronounce and spell it lol. Taking English rules that don't even apply 100% of the time to its own words and trying to hold made-up words to the same standards just sounds silly to me haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There are no rules to how new words come into being or how old ones change. If everyone says a word a certain way with certain meaning, then that's what it is. One person doesn't get to decide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Let's be honest here, English does not have that level of consistency. "Women" is pronounced with an "i" for christ sake permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's more like giant or gin or giraffe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, it's more like give or get or girl. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Get is not even gi permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, it's more like give or get or girl. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zefiax@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Get is not even gi permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Raiden11X@programming.dev 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Say the word "though" in your head. Then add a "t" to it. Would you really argue that "though" and "thought" are pronounced the same simply because they're the same spelling save for a final "t"? The easiest "rule" is that the creator can decide how to pronounce and spell it lol. Taking English rules that don't even apply 100% of the time to its own words and trying to hold made-up words to the same standards just sounds silly to me haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There are no rules to how new words come into being or how old ones change. If everyone says a word a certain way with certain meaning, then that's what it is. One person doesn't get to decide. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] penguin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago There are no rules to how new words come into being or how old ones change. If everyone says a word a certain way with certain meaning, then that's what it is. One person doesn't get to decide. permalink fedilink source parent
