• mookulator@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I know he says it’s pronounced “jif”, but I just don’t care. It’s like “gift” without the t

    • EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works
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      Let’s be honest here, English does not have that level of consistency. “Women” is pronounced with an “i” for christ sake

      • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.de
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        Because the a in woman is pronounced the same way the e in women is pronounced…

        Probably that was originally introduced by some medieval swinger society, so they could say that they are faithful to their women and technically not be lying about it. When the church figured out they introduced the o as an i thing.

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          > Because the a in woman is pronounced the same way the e in women is pronounced…

          woman = wum-en
          women = wim-in

          Yeah I’m gonna have to disagree with you there, chief.

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      Say the word “though” in your head. Then add a “t” to it. Would you really argue that “though” and “thought” are pronounced the same simply because they’re the same spelling save for a final “t”?

      The easiest “rule” is that the creator can decide how to pronounce and spell it lol. Taking English rules that don’t even apply 100% of the time to its own words and trying to hold made-up words to the same standards just sounds silly to me haha

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        There are no rules to how new words come into being or how old ones change.

        If everyone says a word a certain way with certain meaning, then that’s what it is. One person doesn’t get to decide.