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    2111 months ago

    Say gigantic. Now what you’re going to do next is stop with your ANTICs and enunciate the gig the same way.

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      1211 months ago

      Gin like Gin and Tonic. Use Gin instead next time. Don’t get me wrong I will forever call it gif(t) however to help you with your position using a 3 letter word may help.

      You may be explaining how superficial the Gift argument is by making it a much longer thing to take off but figured if you ever use it in a real way or argument you may want this one in your back pocket as well.

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        211 months ago

        The whole thing is funny when you look at the full phrase too. Graphical Interchange Format – it’s got both a hard g and a soft g. You could call a gif an image. You could also call it a graphic.

        At the end of the day, there really isn’t an answer, and there never will be. It’s a fun debate to fuck around with though

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          111 months ago

          There is a G sound and there is a J sound.

          There is no need to invent a distinction between “hard” and “soft” G. A “soft G” is just a J.

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            211 months ago

            G can make a hard G sound or a soft G sound, the soft G is identical to J.

            It’s still a soft G sound though, because the letter is G.