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How do y'all say GIF? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gift without the t, I always say

[–] dokapuff@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That falls apart when you have all the words like bit and bite, made and mad, same and sam.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. If the letter your adding is E, it will change the promounciation of the vowel. That's the function of the E. Adding a consonant like t doesn't change the vowel sound (eg. How you would pronounce something like "sif" vs "sift" - no change in the vowel.

[–] dokapuff@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lasagna

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago

Fahrvergnügen

[–] clearleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would accept gife (rhymes with life) with hard G before I accept jif.

[–] dokapuff@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Then go fight the dictionary, both pronunciations are in there