Ghostalmedia comments on You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?

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 ericbomb@lemmy.world 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?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 56 points 3 years ago (11 children)

It’s actually pronounced “JIF”

It stands for the Jraphics Interchange Format

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago

Giraffics? 🦒

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[–] MrJukes@lemmy.one 10 points 3 years ago (6 children)

JIF is peanut butter

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[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 4 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Jif is a surface cleaner.

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[–] Nusm@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

“It’s a floor wax.”

“It’s a dessert topping.”

“It’s a floor wax.”

“It’s a dessert topping.”

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago

Vanilla ice cream and peanut butter ❤️

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Linux is a detergent.

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[–] saba@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

so is Barf

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

I'd rather use Linux than Barf on my clothes!

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[–] StorageAware@lemmings.world 8 points 3 years ago

Jolly Image Format

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[–] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

https://youtu.be/Nrk8sqZfsgI?si=20rIrWuZbuPPeJua

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[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks [B] 1 point 3 years ago

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