• YetAnotherMe@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    As a Swede I can tell you it’s pronounced “blåhaj”; no biggie ;)

    (Also the latter video is correct)

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      10 months ago

      While we’re at it: the correct pronunciation is obviously “gif”. You’re very welcome!

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          10 months ago

          It’s extraordinarily lucky for you then that “gif” entered the English language on or around the PM period during ca. June 15, 1987.

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            10 months ago

            gif

            Etymology: From Proto-Germanic jabai (when, if) with anomalous apocope. The expected form is attested once as ġyfe in the early 7th-century Law of Æthelberht, if not simply a scribal error.

            Conjunction: ġif

            Descendants: Middle English: if, yif, yef

            Therefore, “gif” is pronounced with a Y

            Edit: Yes, this was a very long way to go for a furry joke