No, acronyms don’t work that way

  • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    29 days ago

    That argument doesn’t hold much weight in English. Plus they were riffing on Jif, it wouldn’t make sense to use the exact spelling. More importantly it’s an acronym.

    • GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world
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      27 days ago

      It does hold water for this word, since everyone pronounces the word “gift” with a hard g. Taking a consonant from the end of the word wouldn’t change how the first letter is pronounced.