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.
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.