OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square209fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down1122
arrow-up11Karrow-down1imageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comOberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square209fedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-21 year agoLetters are pronounced differently in acronyms than in the original words all the time. Take POTUS, for example; the O and U are not the sounds in “of” or “United”.
minus-squareLizardking27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoYou mean you guys haven’t been saying “puh-thyoos” all this time?
Letters are pronounced differently in acronyms than in the original words all the time. Take POTUS, for example; the O and U are not the sounds in “of” or “United”.
You mean you guys haven’t been saying “puh-thyoos” all this time?