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minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·5 days agoSo the creator, the way a soft vs hard g is used in the English language, etc, none of that matters. Noted, enjoy your day.
minus-squareGrimy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 days agoGirl, gift, gig, giggle, giddy, gizzard, gibbon, girth, girdle. It’s not uncommon. But yes, what matters most is how people prononce it. Even if this goes against what the creator wants. The main dictionary websites wouldn’t have the hard g prononciation if the creators will was the defining factor.
So the creator, the way a soft vs hard g is used in the English language, etc, none of that matters.
Noted, enjoy your day.
Girl, gift, gig, giggle, giddy, gizzard, gibbon, girth, girdle.
It’s not uncommon.
But yes, what matters most is how people prononce it. Even if this goes against what the creator wants.
The main dictionary websites wouldn’t have the hard g prononciation if the creators will was the defining factor.