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[-] criitz@reddthat.com 16 points 11 months ago

Gift without the t, I always say

[-] dokapuff@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

That falls apart when you have all the words like bit and bite, made and mad, same and sam.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

I disagree. If the letter your adding is E, it will change the promounciation of the vowel. That's the function of the E. Adding a consonant like t doesn't change the vowel sound (eg. How you would pronounce something like "sif" vs "sift" - no change in the vowel.

[-] dokapuff@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago
[-] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Fahrvergnügen

[-] clearleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I would accept gife (rhymes with life) with hard G before I accept jif.

[-] dokapuff@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Then go fight the dictionary, both pronunciations are in there

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