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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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        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