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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

How do you pronounce gin? How do you pronounce giraffe?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Or girl or gill?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Even though I pronounce it "jif" too, I am tired of seeing arguments that rely on how other words are pronounced. You are not helping the cause, as these arguments are too easily countered. There are much more convincing arguments to be made, such as how "jif" is more practical since it can't be confused with "gift," and how the creator was making a reference to the word "jiffy."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That may be a perfectly reasonable argument, but also, YOU'RE WROOONG, GIF WILL NEVER BE JIF

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Scuba = Self-Contained Oonderwater Breathing Apparatus

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Blame english blame english blame english blame english blame english

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I blame the people who put way too much stock in the stupid argument.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

i dunno if a lot of people know this but there is a image extension file called JIF

https://fileinfo.com/extension/jif