"The OED told the BBC that it was beyond the software engineer's control to determine how the word should be said."
smackdown
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:32 (ten years ago) link
It should not be pronounced at all.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
Jod dammit, I've been pronouncing it wrong all this time.
― StanM, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
fortunately for 'the inventor' the english speaking word has corrected his obvious mistake
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:43 (ten years ago) link
world
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link
i notice that Bugs is pulling for hard G, that settles it imo
― the league against cool sports (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link
Should be http://in.all.biz/img/in/catalog/10420.jpeg
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:48 (ten years ago) link
Is this an OK Cupid question? It really should be.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:49 (ten years ago) link
gif inventor getting all butthurt about a specific pronunciation just makes me want to do the opposite of whatever he says
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link
Can not think of a more annoying-sounding collection of glots than "gif."
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:52 (ten years ago) link
And I blame
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u8A2hYEV5xM/S9yiZYhjRBI/AAAAAAAACXw/1JjaAb77np4/s1600/hotm.jpg
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:53 (ten years ago) link
is there any correlation between hard/soft g gif ppl and hard/soft g algae ppl?
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:59 (ten years ago) link
who in the shit pronounces algae with a hard g?
― how's life, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
"jif" person, btw^
http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/2426370/480/misc/ape-waving-hand-hg-clr.gif
― nagl dude dude dude (ledge), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:11 (ten years ago) link
Lead Guh
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/jeopardy-gifs_n_4383490.html
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:53 (ten years ago) link
Jeopardy FTW
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:54 (ten years ago) link
I honestly don't care how the inventor wants it to be pronounced. The language will shake out its own pronunciation in the long run, and that will be with a hard "g".
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:11 (ten years ago) link
anybody see that xmas ad for one of the department stores? the neighbors are "giffing out"? kudos to them for getting it RIGHT but i felt like was going crazy seeing it at all
― napgenius (goole), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
Not for me
xpost
― Le passé, non seulement n'est pas fugace, il reste sur place (Michael White), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
Adore Geopardy
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
Trebek's the authority, I guess.
At any rate, I'll have to look at my local TV sedgeuhwool to see when that episode comes on.
― pplains, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:24 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1Ig6lrIYAAtokp.png
― caucasity and the sundance kid (goole), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:41 (nine years ago) link
*Lives*
― 龜, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:46 (nine years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/O2pEEZnb6jD
― 龜, Saturday, 16 May 2015 14:53 (eight years ago) link
hmmmm, let me think
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:31 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/3OuZ5QS.gif
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:32 (five years ago) link
Geoff
― Digital Squirts (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:35 (five years ago) link
k
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:37 (five years ago) link
ATM = Automated teller machine
We don't say "ahh tee emm"
― i'd rather zing like a man, than FP like a coward (Neanderthal), Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
we don’t say “attum” either
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Sunday, 18 August 2019 00:25 (four years ago) link
We say jay-peg instead of jay-feg, though.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 18 August 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
I see the point has been made.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 18 August 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
..
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
how it is pronounced is however you pronounce it. how well you are comprehended is up to the listener.
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link