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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (23 children)

Wait till you find out how it's pronounced. It's /ˈbloːhaj/. Here's an audio recording (still not 100% correct because you'd need to pronounce "blow" with a Glasgow accent, but this video is way funnier than the serious ones). I still call mine /blɑ.'hɑːd͡ʒ/, or just /hɑːd͡ʒ/ :3

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As a Swede I can tell you it's pronounced "blåhaj"; no biggie ;)

(Also the latter video is correct)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While we’re at it: the correct pronunciation is obviously “gif”. You’re very welcome!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Finally, my degree in old English dialects is useful!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It’s extraordinarily lucky for you then that “gif” entered the English language on or around the PM period during ca. June 15, 1987.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

gif

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic jabai (when, if) with anomalous apocope. The expected form is attested once as ġyfe in the early 7th-century Law of Æthelberht, if not simply a scribal error.

Conjunction: ġif

Descendants: Middle English: if, yif, yef

Therefore, "gif" is pronounced with a Y

Edit: Yes, this was a very long way to go for a furry joke

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