299

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

164 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Except in gift which is the linguistically closest word to gif

Also, don't misunderstand English: as the hybrid of two very different language sources (Germanic and Latin - among many others since), there are basically no rules that don't have exceptions.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

gift which is the linguistically closest word to gif

gin

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Gin is closer to gif than gift?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

git

this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2023

299 points (89.4% liked)

Memes

51732 readers

1789 users here now

Rules:

Be civil and nice.
Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]