OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square205linkfedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down1123
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comOberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square205linkfedilink
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-22 years agoLetters are pronounced differently in acronyms than in the original words all the time. Take POTUS, for example; the O and U are not the sounds in “of” or “United”.
minus-squareLizardking27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·edit-22 years agoYou mean you guys haven’t been saying “puh-thyoos” all this time?
Letters are pronounced differently in acronyms than in the original words all the time. Take POTUS, for example; the O and U are not the sounds in “of” or “United”.
You mean you guys haven’t been saying “puh-thyoos” all this time?