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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I always like to point out that outside of the US, Jiff means drain cleaner, although maybe that’s just a commentary on the quality of the peanut butter. Although frankly it doesn’t make the acronym any less ridiculous.

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  • Wolf@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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    The PB is spelled Jif, not Jiff.

    The acronym isn’t ridiculous, it’s how the creator of the acronym pronounced it. People should be able to name their own babies.

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    • lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      People should be able to name their own babies.

      Tell that to the SQL folks.

      And yes, it’s “sequel”. And “gif” like “gift”.

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      • Wolf@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Tell that to the SQL folks.

        I did, they say they agree with me.

        How do you pronounce Porsche? Do you say “Por-shh” or “Por-shuh”?

        What about Volkswagen? Is it Volks-wah-gen or Volks-vah-gun?

        How about Hyundai? “Hon-Day” or “Hai-un-dai”

        If you look up the ‘correct’ way to pronounce them, I bet you will get a different answer to what you thought it was. Are the former pronunciations only correct in the U.S. but when you travel to Germany or South Korea they become incorrect?

        Your argument is a descriptivist one, but how do you determine which is the ‘right’ pronunciation if both ways of pronouncing a thing are commonly used?

        And yes, it’s “sequel”. And “gif” like “gift”.

        Interesting, so what do you think of the people in this thread who say that LaTeX is pronounced “Lay-tech”? Would the ‘right’ way to say it change if enough people started pronouncing it ‘wrong’?

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    • bss03@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      People should be able to name their own babies.

      I disagree. I think persons should name themselves. But, I understand there are practicalities that require some name to be assigned by outsiders at least until the person can talk.

      For things that aren’t conscious or are incapable of speech, I think we collectively assign a name. I’m fine giving higher weight to the name chosen by the “creator” or “discover”, but I’m not fine with giving them veto power / final cut.

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      • Wolf@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Did you know Dr. Seuss name is actually pronounced more like Zoyce or Soice (rhymes with voice, not moose)? And he wanted people to pronounce it correctly?

        I’m actually usually unconcerned by how people pronounce things, but I think taking a man’s own name away goes a bit far.

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• 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Welcome to the internet, have a cookie.

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