It could also be that the most commonly used reference point is gift. That doesn’t make it a rule, that makes it a reasonable assumption and it would be just as reasonable if your reference point was giraffe. What I’m saying is the only people who are wrong are the people that insist that they are the only correct ones.
I have to disagree with the idea that “giraffe” is equally reasonable as a reference. Yes, it has an F in it, but it’s not exactly the third letter, is it?
I’m saying the presence of an f at all affecting the pronunciation of the g is laughably arbitrary as all the evidence for it has the same exact root word and isn’t enough to make it a rule.
It could also be that the most commonly used reference point is gift. That doesn’t make it a rule, that makes it a reasonable assumption and it would be just as reasonable if your reference point was giraffe. What I’m saying is the only people who are wrong are the people that insist that they are the only correct ones.
I have to disagree with the idea that “giraffe” is equally reasonable as a reference. Yes, it has an F in it, but it’s not exactly the third letter, is it?
I’m saying the presence of an f at all affecting the pronunciation of the g is laughably arbitrary as all the evidence for it has the same exact root word and isn’t enough to make it a rule.
Ah. You’re saying both are equal because they both count for nothing and two zeros are equal.
I disagree that “gift”, despite being a singular example, is nothing. 1 > 0.