That's good, because you're really not supposed to. A. It might summon him. B. People will know you are a grown ass adult who read the Harry Potter books.
I heartily agree. Also, gift is already a word, so it makes sense to pronounce it the same, just without the t at the end. But someone asked the guy who created the format, and he thinks it should be pronounced "jif". He should stick to programming.
Nope. Way too late to change it now, J.K. I will also continue to say GIF with a hard G.
Is there another way to say it?
No.
I'm pretty sure that I have never said ,"Voldemort" out -loud, and promise to continue in this vein for some time.
Me too, but I have been sounding the 't' in my head. I hate SF and fantasy books with names I have to replace with mental blip.
That's good, because you're really not supposed to. A. It might summon him. B. People will know you are a grown ass adult who read the Harry Potter books.
To be fair, I did try long ago on the recommendation of someone whose opinion was usually worth reckoning with. Was not for me.
I always thought it was pronounced "Cheney."
Isn't the "Dick" supposed to be silent?
Only if you're doing it right.
I heartily agree. Also, gift is already a word, so it makes sense to pronounce it the same, just without the t at the end. But someone asked the guy who created the format, and he thinks it should be pronounced "jif". He should stick to programming.
That's the same thing I said about that dumb movie Gigli!