LogGrad98
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Fixed.
Stupid Pet Peeves
- Thread starter Hartsock
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Fixed.
I thought "gist" was actually the more applicable word, seeing as how it starts with a "gi"...
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I was just following the 2nd rule you quoted....soft g if it follows an e. I figured that was what you meant.
Darkwing Duck
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You can try to fill those words to the gill and there will still be /g/ words left over.
Good, because you're wrong.
But see my Linux reply to loggrad. The fact is abbreviations and compound words can take on a life of their own and don't have to be pronounced like the words from which they sprang.
I see your point...
And I still don't care.
I'd like to reiterate that whether or not I'm right is irrelevant. The stated purpose of the thread is to document pet peeves, not to determine whether they are justified. I appreciate the conversation this has generated, but like I said, even if I am flat out wrong, hearing it pronounced "JIF" still gets my joat.
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I think I'll stick with G-I-F (like P-D-F) so I won't offend anyone. I haven't known how to pronounce it and i just spell it instead. Rarely comes up in my conversations anyway.
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RandyForRubio
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You guys are ruining this thread.
*you juys
Big pet peeve of mine is when people forget which thread they're posting in.