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[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 38 points 9 months ago (10 children)

So do you guys pronounce it git or jit

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is that what we're going to do tonight, we're gonna fight?

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

lol it's on now!

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I pronounce it the correct way you silly git!

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

Git off my lawn. Git!

[–] 257m@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't start this. Its not like gif. Git is clearly pronounced like git. There is no possible argument you can make otherwise.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Same could be said about gif yet here are

[–] m12421k@iusearchlinux.fyi 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

fortunately this one isn't an acronym. so the pronunciation is obvious. 😊

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Acronyms are still pronounced like the words they most closely resemble though

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

This guy jits it

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

But git is not an acronym

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

The holy war we deserve.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

jean, we pronounce it jean.

[–] RandysGut@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The same as in giraffes giving ginormous gifts

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

So, it's pronounced "jight"?