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You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm picking "Colonel" needs to be respelled to match how it's pronounced.

Try to pick a word no one else has picked. What word are you respelling?

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[–] 26 points 3 years ago* (13 children)

Might start an argument but:
GIF -> GHIF

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  • [–] 56 points 3 years ago (11 children)

    It’s actually pronounced β€œJIF”

    It stands for the Jraphics Interchange Format

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    JIF is peanut butter

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Jif is a surface cleaner.

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