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by trealira 341 days ago
And yet there's also girl, gift, gimp, gill, gibbon, and giggle.
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But but but the creator himself said it is gif like in gin and giraffe... right?

TIL: gimp is gimp and not gimp? I always pronounced this like gin.

> But but but the creator himself said it is gif like in gin and giraffe... right?

Yeah, that's what the creator said, and that's actually how I pronounce it, too. Just pointing out that "gi-" words can have both hard and soft Gs.

> TIL: gimp is gimp and not gimp? I always pronounced this like gin.

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