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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Nobody pronounces it with a hard G because of what the G stands for. Acronyms don't work like that. They do it because a hard G is more common when starting words in English than a soft one.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but that doesn't change anything in my mind. Descriptivism FTW!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You better be consistent, then! Jfeg!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Huh? I don't follow.