Pronunciation of "instagib"

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On Wed, 5 May 2004 15:09:22 +0100, "Martin" <martin@scotland.org>
wrote:

>I believe a soft g is correct, but I just think a hard g sounds better, and
>I've said it that way from the start...

Well, if you want to mispronounce giblet, thats up to you.
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 16:16:41 +0100, Andrew <spamtrap@localhost> wrote:

>On Wed, 5 May 2004 15:09:22 +0100, "Martin" <martin@scotland.org>
>wrote:
>
>>I believe a soft g is correct, but I just think a hard g sounds better, and
>>I've said it that way from the start...
>
>Well, if you want to mispronounce giblet, thats up to you.

He's not mispronouncing 'giblet', he's pronouncing the made-up word
'gib' the way he sees fit.
 
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 12:10:10 -0400, Folk <Folk@folk.com> wrote:

>He's not mispronouncing 'giblet', he's pronouncing the made-up word
>'gib' the way he sees fit.

So we can all pronounce any words in any way we see fit?
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Andrew enlightened us with:
> So we can all pronounce any words in any way we see fit?

Of course you can! Perhaps people look at you a bit weird when you
mis-pronounce things, but you can pronounce any word any way you like.
And of course, all words are made up :)

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On Wed, 05 May 2004 17:12:01 +0100, Andrew wrote:

>>He's not mispronouncing 'giblet', he's pronouncing the made-up word
>>'gib' the way he sees fit.

> So we can all pronounce any words in any way we see fit?

No, not "any words". The "made-up" words, like he said.

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Dan C enlightened us with:
> No, not "any words". The "made-up" words, like he said.

Aren't all words "made-up" somehow?

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On Thu, 06 May 2004 09:45:21 +0200, MeltDown wrote:

>> No, not "any words". The "made-up" words, like he said.

> Aren't all words "made-up" somehow?

Well yeah, but I read that to mean "a word that we use which is not really
a word". Like "gib" or "hootchiewallabanger".

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Apathy enlightened us with:
> "No, no, no. It's spelt 'Raymond Luxury-Yacht,' but it's pronounced
> 'Throat-Warbler Mangrove'."

LOL that's the best post in this thread so far ;-)

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On Thu, 06 May 2004 19:22:16 -0500, Dan C
<youmustbejoking@invalid.org> wrote:

>Well yeah, but I read that to mean "a word that we use which is not really
>a word". Like "gib" or "hootchiewallabanger".

It is a word as we all know what it is and are discussing it. How to
pronounce it properly goes to the person who "invented" it, and that
has been established. If you want to mispronounce it and any other
words you think are wrong, that is up to you.
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Andrew wrote:
> On Wed, 5 May 2004 15:09:22 +0100, "Martin" <martin@scotland.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I believe a soft g is correct, but I just think a hard g sounds
>> better, and I've said it that way from the start...
>
> Well, if you want to mispronounce giblet, thats up to you.

Well, I did say I was mispronouncing it. It's just that the hard g sounds a
bit more rock and roll.

(says the 40+ salary slave with mortgage, wife and 3 kids....)

;>)

Martin aka Tux
 
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On Wed, 05 May 2004 07:29:45 +0100, Andrew wrote:

> On Tue, 04 May 2004 22:07:37 -0400, "Christopher A. Shamis"

> Read Apathy's reply, its based on giblet (soft g) and does make sense.

I disagree, people (computer generated or otherwise) aren't made up of
chicken guts. Therefore, I think giblet, is a poor match. I still
maintain that gobbet (hard g; chunk of raw meat) is a better fit.

But, at any rate, I'm not losing sleep over either pronunciation;
regardless of its pedigree. :)

(I gave up the fight long ago, when irregardless[sic] became a word)
 
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On Sat, 15 May 2004 19:39:55 -0400, "Christopher A. Shamis"
<cshamis0@woh.rr.com> wrote:

>I disagree, people (computer generated or otherwise) aren't made up of
>chicken guts. Therefore, I think giblet, is a poor match. I still
>maintain that gobbet (hard g; chunk of raw meat) is a better fit.

You can disagree all you like, you didn't coin the word so its not
your call.
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On Sun, 16 May 2004 06:55:02 +0100, Andrew wrote:

>>I disagree, people (computer generated or otherwise) aren't made up of
>>chicken guts. Therefore, I think giblet, is a poor match. I still
>>maintain that gobbet (hard g; chunk of raw meat) is a better fit.

> You can disagree all you like, you didn't coin the word so its not
> your call.

Nor is it yours. As we've already discussed (ad nauseum) in here, it'll
be pronounced any goddam way an individual wants to. How do you like that?

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On Sun, 16 May 2004 08:24:17 -0500, Dan C
<youmustbejoking@invalid.org> wrote:

>Nor is it yours. As we've already discussed (ad nauseum) in here, it'll
>be pronounced any goddam way an individual wants to. How do you like that?

If you want to babble words incoherently in public thats up to you,
just don't expect anyone to take you seriously.
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On Sun, 16 May 2004 14:36:00 +0100, Andrew <spamtrap@localhost> sayeth:
>On Sun, 16 May 2004 08:24:17 -0500, Dan C
><youmustbejoking@invalid.org> wrote:
>
>>Nor is it yours. As we've already discussed (ad nauseum) in here, it'll
>>be pronounced any goddam way an individual wants to. How do you like that?
>
>If you want to babble words incoherently in public thats up to you,
>just don't expect anyone to take you seriously.

It's pronounced with a hard "g", as in "gourd". If you go around
pronouncing it "jib", you're gonna look like a fool around those
who have been around the online FPS scene a while.

You may have a group of friends who pronounce it otherwise, and
you're free to do so, but don't whine when people think you're
odd for pronouncing it wrong.

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On 16 May 2004 14:26:04 -0400, furrier@iglou.com (Chris Bradley)
wrote:

>On Sun, 16 May 2004 14:36:00 +0100, Andrew <spamtrap@localhost> sayeth:
>>On Sun, 16 May 2004 08:24:17 -0500, Dan C
>><youmustbejoking@invalid.org> wrote:
>>
>>>Nor is it yours. As we've already discussed (ad nauseum) in here, it'll
>>>be pronounced any goddam way an individual wants to. How do you like that?
>>
>>If you want to babble words incoherently in public thats up to you,
>>just don't expect anyone to take you seriously.
>
>It's pronounced with a hard "g", as in "gourd". If you go around
>pronouncing it "jib", you're gonna look like a fool around those
>who have been around the online FPS scene a while.
>
>You may have a group of friends who pronounce it otherwise, and
>you're free to do so, but don't whine when people think you're
>odd for pronouncing it wrong.

Heh.
 
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> It's pronounced with a hard "g", as in "gourd". If you go around
> pronouncing it "jib", you're gonna look like a fool around those
> who have been around the online FPS scene a while.

Twoddle =] The guy who coined the phrase said it came from 'giblets'.
Gobbets were never mentioned. Were it the case, it would have been
'instagob', which it plainly isn't.

http://www.thehaus.net/dict.shtml


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On Mon, 17 May 2004 18:08:04 +0100, IWIK <alexAN.TIlivingstoneSP@ambtinternet.com> sayeth:
>> It's pronounced with a hard "g", as in "gourd". If you go around
>> pronouncing it "jib", you're gonna look like a fool around those
>> who have been around the online FPS scene a while.
>
>Twoddle =] The guy who coined the phrase said it came from 'giblets'.
>Gobbets were never mentioned. Were it the case, it would have been
>'instagob', which it plainly isn't.
>
>http://www.thehaus.net/dict.shtml

If the guy who coined the phrase walks around pronouncing it like "jib",
then he too is going to look like a fool around the overwhelming rest
of the world that pronounces it otherwise.

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On Mon, 17 May 2004 13:54:51 -0400, Chris Bradley wrote:

> If the guy who coined the phrase walks around pronouncing it like "jib",
> then he too is going to look like a fool around the overwhelming rest
> of the world that pronounces it otherwise.

Damn right. Sad how the use of proper English pronunciation has gone
downhill.

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On Mon, 17 May 2004 19:37:20 -0500, Dan C
<youmustbejoking@invalid.org> wrote:

>Damn right. Sad how the use of proper English pronunciation has gone
>downhill.

Just as sad as the lowering IQ's of Usenet posters.
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# IWIK


> Twoddle =] The guy who coined the phrase said it came from 'giblets'.
> Gobbets were never mentioned. Were it the case, it would have been
> 'instagob', which it plainly isn't.

Instagob. What a great idea for a mod. Call me Captain Loogie!

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> Just as sad as the lowering IQ's of Usenet posters.

Buh? 😉

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> overwhelming rest of the world that pronounces it otherwise.

Just out of interest, how could you possibly know that?

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IWIK enlightened us with:
> Twoddle =] The guy who coined the phrase said it came from 'giblets'.

Let's ask him to record his pronounciation of the word "instagib" and
put that file on a website somewhere ;-)

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MeltDown <meltdownUSE@YOURunrealtower.imagination.org> wrote in
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> Let's ask him to record his pronounciation of the word "instagib" and
> put that file on a website somewhere ;-)

You mean like a certain OS author? 😉
 
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