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Gib is an abbreviation of giblets, as in the body being blown into giblets. So here is the dictionary.com definition of giblets with a clear and unmistakable pronounciation showing that the g is soft.

[ 07-16-2005: Message edited by: WillyTrombone ]

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Originally posted by Acid:
gib. the only time i've heard "g" pronounced as a "j" is in italian last names.

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George
Georgia
gentle
gibberrish
etc, etc

But, even though I conceded, I still think it should be pronounced Gib and I'll probably keep pronouncing it that way.

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Originally posted by FS:
Wow, I can't believe I'm agreeing with FS on this one

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Heh. I'm of the jib school. Although, I've seen evidence that both are correct. It depends on english dialect I think.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

One entry found for giblets.
Main Entry: gib·lets
Pronunciation: 'jib-l&ts also 'gib-
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Middle English gibelet entrails, garbage, from Middle French, stew of wildfowl
: the edible viscera of a fowl

See, the pronounciation key gives it as both a hard and soft G sound.

GFK, I also say gif instead of jif, but I say jiblets instead of giblets. I've also been known to say A-sus instead of the proper a-sUs (short a, long u sound, serious, I've heard their corporate marketing BS)

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From the article GFK linked: From : nick
Subject : The pronunciation of 'gib'

To kill this issue once and for all, I had to dig back, way back, into the deep, dark recesses of quake news archives...

Here it is, from the man who probably invented the damn word:

"...and most importantly: It's 'jib', not 'ghib'. "

You can check here to check for yourself. It's an interview from the CPL tourney last July, and John obviously thought the matter was so important he just had to clear it up.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Originally posted by dAm:
George
Georgia
gentle
gibberrish
etc, etc

But, even though I conceded, I still think it should be pronounced Gib and I'll probably keep pronouncing it that way.

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Tho, I thought it was LIE-NUX for the longest time, but I had to go with the majority because there's a clear majority on the pronounciation of that word. Good thing I straightened that out before college, or the department might've kicked me out.

Now vi will always be vie. Not this VEE-EYE bullshit. If its a goddamn acronym, then capitalize it you tree-hugging open-source dipshits. [/PSA]

I have a friend that says nVidia like en-vidda, not en-vidia like it should be. That also inspires me to punch things, like his gianormous gnome stomach. I can't break him of it either.

How about char, short for character? Programmers know what I'm talking about. I prefer 'car', not 'care' or the literal 'char' cuz those just sound weird, even tho its full name is pronounced care-acter.

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[ 07-17-2005: Message edited by: AcidWarp ]

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

It is ih-terate tho, not eye-terate.

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[ 07-17-2005: Message edited by: Boomstick ]

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Should it be yee-ld or fuck-you-I'm-not-stopping-for-anyone?

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Originally posted by J0SH:
Do you guys stand "in line" or "on line"?

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in a queue. To answer your question though, IN LINE.

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