Gib - how do you pronounce it?

Ah hang on, after 30 seconds of intensive research, turns out it's from a french word - gibelotte, which explains why it's pronounced wrong.

It should be pronounced with a g, it's all France's fault :p
 
Its spelt gib but its referring to giblet which I thought was always pronounced 'jiblet'.

I dont care what the correct way is, it just sounds wrong to me when pronounced with a 'g'.
 
kkbigal said:
I thought it was pronounced "jib" since it was short for giblets.
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You're correct. It is.
After looking at some of the other posts here its almost as if people don't believe mass ignorance could possibly exist!
"Everyone else i know says it that way so its gotta be right" :D
 
Zefan said:
Giblet it pronounced with a J sound, that's not what we're discussing.
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Well its pretty relevant. If it was referring to GIBBON then I would probably pronounce it with a soft g. Thats just me trying to make sense of it though. I realise its personal preference. :)
 
Zefan said:
Giblet it pronounced with a J sound, that's not what we're discussing.
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Gib is derived from giblet, therefore it's entirely relevant.

Capn' $qu!ff said:
"Jib!" here
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Well said that man.

I know we can cite definitions and explanations all day long, but just for the record:

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http://www.answers.com/topic/gib-1

I disagree with the origination from Quake though as I'm sure I recall some sort of reference to it in Duke 3d, specifically when placing body pieces in the level editor. No doubt Quake made it popular though.
 
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I say Gib... as in Give It Back...

Gerard said:
Used to think it was pronounced gib instead of jib as well.

Wonder if gif is pronounced gif or jif. :confused:
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Jif? What are you on... it's pronounced Gif.

You don't say "Japhics", so why would you say "Jif" :confused:
 
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