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Do you also pronounce gun as jun?

How about girl as jirl?

Giraffe as jiraffe?

Frankly, I reserve my right to not care and have fun with language -- instead of being a curmudgeon (there's no point except to feel better about oneself).

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croisillon|4 years ago

I believe Giraffe is pronounced Jiraffe?

dalmo3|4 years ago

I think that's the point GP was making i.e. it's not an absolute.

mattnewton|4 years ago

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rcdemski|4 years ago

I prefer to pronounce it Jithub

throwaway2331|4 years ago

You're a real gerk.

SAI_Peregrinus|4 years ago

Yavascript. Heera.

rat9988|4 years ago

The author has been clear it shouls be pronounced as J.

> Giraffe as jiraffe? ??

DanHulton|4 years ago

Only slightly related, but I just came across this excellent insult the other day:

"Spoken with the confidence of a man who's been spelling 'giraffe' as 'diraffe' for the last 20 years."

tempodox|4 years ago

While your questions are logical, they assume consistency. However, English pronunciation is inconsistent as hell. Not that I disagree with you.

Zandikar|4 years ago

Best example for these juxtapositions is asking them how they pronounce "Gift" vs "Gif".

moonchild|4 years ago

gin?

lisper|4 years ago

Again?