• @Wilzax
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    71 year ago

    Also, “gi” in english makes the hard g sound very often, like in gift, or give, or giddy. You need to do some real mental gymnastics to justify it as a j sound

    • rigatti
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      321 year ago

      The giant ginger biologist originally apologized for being allergic to ginseng.

      • @Wilzax
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        -21 year ago

        I’m not taking about gy or ge, I’m talking about gi

    • @force
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      1 year ago

      giant, gigantic, ginger, gist, gin, giraffe, gibberish, gingivitis, giblet, giro, giron, gingal, gipsy / gitano, gingili, gigot, girasole, giaour, …

      logic, tragic, agile, agism/aging, legit, sigil, magi, magic, argil, algid, aegis, vagile, algin, digit, legible, legislature, surgical, intellegible, …

      looks like a lot of palatal affricates to me dawg idk, i think you’re the one doing mental gymnastics trying to justify it not being pronounced the way the creator specified. “gif” the way you ask for just sounds weird