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• CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  but it doesn’t make it correct

  Except it does. This isn’t the first time to happen with the English language, and it won’t be the last.

  I don’t think there’s a time limit on announcing the way a creator prefers to pronounce the name of his creation.

  Sure, but the most popular way to pronounce a word wins, and it isn’t his way.

  people asked him about the correct way to pronounce gif, he specified how he prefers to pronounce it.

  Yea I’m aware, I read all about it back in 2013 as well.

  That’s more correct to me, but nobody’s forcing you to pronounce it any particular way.

  That’s nice. Now you know why the majority continue to pronounce it as Gif and not Jif, because it’s the most popular and comfortable way to pronounce it. The creators opinion on the matter is inconsequential.

  Cheers!

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  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is interesting, you’re kind of proving yourself wrong. If “The most popular pronounce a word wins”, as you say, then why are you and others still so ardently supportive of one pronunciation(deemed correct by the inventor) or the other(deemed incorrect by the inventor)? Seems like if you had won, there wouldn’t be any debate.

    It just sounds like you’re making the case that coba-bola should be the new name for Coca-Cola. That can definitely be your name for it, and you can try to convince as many people as you want of a name that you prefer. But it doesn’t change the original and correct name of that beverage.

    Sure, follow the majority. While majority rule often turns out to be incorrect and it doesn’t seem like the right way for me to make decisions or judgments, it’s certainly your prerogative to pronounced jif the same way many other people do.

    For you, a hard g is more popular and comfortable, and that’s great. Doesn’t make it correct, but it’s still great.

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    • bustrpoindextr@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For you, a hard g is more popular and comfortable, and that’s great. Doesn’t make it correct, but it’s still great.

      Actually that’s exactly what makes it correct, language is democratic. The more popular way to convey ideas is the correct way, as that is the entire purpose of language (to convey ideas to other individuals) and that’s why language changes over time.

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      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The more popular way to convey ideas is the more popular way, not the correct way. 🍆 💦

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    • CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I got to be honest with you, but I’m already over this topic, so I’m not even going to read your latest response to me. There really isn’t anything new either of us have to share; you pronounce it one way, the majority pronounce it another. The end. Have a good evening/night/morning/etc.

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      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ah yes, proving you don’t care about a subject by continuing to discuss it. Classic.

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