• Grimy@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    The closest word to gif is gift for me. I think that’s the conclusion most come to and why the hard G is the most common.

    A pronunciation that is common and widespread becomes the correct way to say something. Languages are constantly evolving and in movement. They don’t care for what a few or even the words creator want.

    • tyler@programming.dev
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      22 days ago

      I think that’s the conclusion most come to and why the hard G is the most common.

      You’re literally just making up things at this point. Just because you thought that does not mean even a slight minority thought or thinks that.