this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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[–] Fpsfrank85@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I’ve heard it both ways

[–] veloxization@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago

I switch up my pronunciation on a whim to cause maximum chaos.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Good, the blood of Eden shall rise

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Everyone in the comments pointing out inconsistencies in the English language, but there's lots of people who speak other languages, that do very interesting things to such consonants.

Can we get some input from the likes of the Danish and the Dutch regarding how to read this?

[–] volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

This is also what the German Nutrition Society (DGE) is saying btw

[–] Neato@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

We stray further from Jod

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] WYLD_STALLYNS@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Looks like the Jif crowds downvote bombing, yikes.

So I’m upvoting everyone, let’s try and keep this civil and downvotes out of this! Both sides are technically correct, correcting each other is divisive and playing into trolling.

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