• ngdev@lemmy.zip
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        11 hours ago

        a gigantic and gargantuan achievement that enabled memes that make you giddy when you get the gist of their jokes

        but yeah who cares what the dude says, language evolves and its pronounced gif now

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      14 hours ago

      As a non-native english speaker who thought I had finally grasped the english language can confirm I, in fact, hadn’t (I pronounce gnome as “guhnome” also as in “garden guhnome”, I had no idea)

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        4 hours ago

        How do you pronounce gnocci, gnat, etc? They may start with a ‘g’ but the proper pronunciation is just /n/.

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          4 hours ago

          I know to pronounce the italian gnocchi as ñoki (like it was also mentioned above) but believe it or not, people here pronounce it with like “guh-notchi” same in “guh-nat” It’s just some Slavic languages (I cant speak for all) pronounce every letter in words, so there is this tendency. PS: thanks for reminding me, the “g” in gnat is silent xD