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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The letter G is obviously pronounced like in the word: "gigantic".

[–] Enkrod@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or maybe like in the word "garage"

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pronouncing it as "gif" is wrong on so many levels...

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What's wrong about that? The English language is giving us clear instructions as to the pronunciation via how the word is written:

G as in "gnarly"; I as in "dive"; and F the same way that letter is pronounced in the word "cough"

Easy, right?

[–] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd thought it's pronounced like in the word 'graphic'.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Oh, my "joke" was that there's two G's in gigantic and it's two different sounds.

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Reminiscent of the Spielberg dinosaur hit movie "Graphic Park".