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I’d rather be in the majority saying it wrong then the minority saying it right.
Because at the end of the day the way you pronounce words is a very social thing, and no matter what is technically right or wrong, it’s going to benefit you to say it in the way everyone else does.
And the majority say it with the hard G.
Is it really the majority, though? This wouldn't be so divisive an issue if everyone said it the same way
Lmao "I'd rather be wrong like everyone else" is the most spineless, smoothbrained, brainwashy bullshit I've ever heard. Get the fuck out of here.
You do you.
When it comes to language, the majority determine what is the right way to say something. Feel free to be in the minority.
I dont know why you believe thats how language works, its not. Everyone in Texas pronouncing "nuclear" "nukular" instead of "noo-clee-ar" doesn't make it correct. It still comes from the root word "nucleus", not "nukulus". The majority are objectively wrong, and there are no arguments to be made to the contrary.
If you want to be wrong on purpose, go for it, just stop pretending otherwise. You're embarrassing yourself and all English speakers.
Neat.