Subj : Re: Pronunciation
To   : Spectre
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Apr 02 2022 19:13:41

  Re: Re: Pronunciation
  By: Spectre to Warpslide on Sun Apr 03 2022 10:19 am

 Sp> Giraffe vs Jiraffe is more interesting though, both those letters can
 Sp> produce the same sounds... a soft G like Germ, and a J like Jet... so in
 Sp> this instance either could work... someone just chose G for some reason.

I've always heard "giraffe" pronounced with a soft G ("jiraffe"), never with a hard G.

 Sp> An alternative one that is interesting is Jog, normally considered a hard
 Sp> J but its a soft Y sound in its country of origin, Denmark off hand?
 Sp> But not 100% sure off top of my head.

I think that's more because of the two different languages.  I don't know of any instance in English where a J is pronounced like a Y.

Nightfox
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