Subj : Re: Pronunciation
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Apr 03 2022 20:18:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to boraxman <=-

 bo> Back in the 90s, I said "JIF", and my friends then said that sounded silly
 bo> and that I was wrong, it was "GIF" with a hard G. I then used that
 bo> pronunciation from then on in, until I found this out, and realised I was
 bo> right the first time.

 Ni> I think most of the people I knew where I am pronounced it "jif",
 Ni> and it seemed like very few pronounced it with a hard G.

Interesting.  I don't believe I've *EVER* known anyone who pronounced it 
with a "soft J".  Always a "hard G".  This is over a 25+ year period.



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