View Single Post
Old 05-22-2007, 09:33 PM   #16 (permalink)
{DvT}JonahHex
Deviant Herder
Mercenary
 
{DvT}JonahHex's Avatar
 
Posts: 531
Shouts: 0
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Reno, NV
Age: 62

Thanks: 22
Thanked 61 Times in 32 Posts



Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt. Insane View Post
And as for the pronunciation, despite how "giblet" is spelled, it really should be a hard "g." In general, the letter doesn't really make soft sounds. Think of all the "g" words you can think of: about 95% of them, if not more, have a hard sound
Ok. lemme see...

How is the 'g' pronounced in "budget" and "age"?

What about in "daughter" and "laughter"?

This is English we are talking about here - consistency of spelling and pronunciation are not features of the language.

...now that I've used the word, how is the 1st 'g' in "language" pronounced? The second? hehe

The correct pronunciation is "jib."
__________________
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. --Douglas Adams

Last edited by {DvT}JonahHex : 05-22-2007 at 09:36 PM.
{DvT}JonahHex is offline   Reply With Quote Submit this thread to digg Submit this thread to del.icio.us
Sponsored Links