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I've always pronounced the word "Southern" to rhyme with howthurn. I know most people say it like "suthurn" instead. I didn't realize that the way I pronounce it is considered weird until recently!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (4 children)

But that's "regular expressions", which shortened is rej-ecks. How else would you say it? "Rejects"?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

"reg-ecks" with a g sound as in "get", after all that is how "regular" is pronounced

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think they mean the first syllable is pronounced "reg" like in "regular", not "rej" like in "reject". I'm in the rej camp personally. Saying reg is some gif jif shit that feels wrong

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So you pronounce GIF as “jiff?” That sounds totally more wrong to me. It’s “graphics” not “jraphics.”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Oh sorry I can see how you would take it that way in the context. No I pronounce it like everyone else did before the creator decided it was JIF, which feels wrong to me. I meant that sentiment is how I feel about saying "reg ecks"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

That's what they want you to think so they can keep all the giraffe gifs to themselves.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It's the dumb thing about English where g can be like Gremline or like Giraffe. So hard g. The redis one I don't get through text, though .

Edit: should've refreshed before posting since this was already answered (I opened this tab last night)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago