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sl8

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Mon Oct 19, 2020, 08:05 PM Oct 2020

It's pronounced GIF



It’s pronounced GIF.
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Tom Scott
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Published on Oct 19, 2020

Is there a "right" way to pronounce it? And why is it so complicated? •
Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/180153994181/lingthusiasm-episode-26-why-do-c-and-g-come-in

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It's pronounced GIF (Original Post) sl8 Oct 2020 OP
I thought it was gIf underpants Oct 2020 #1
It's pronounced Shawn Toodle. OhZone Oct 2020 #2
I say it TlalocW Oct 2020 #3
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