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Is the G in "gibbous" pronounced like the G in GIF or the G in GIF? (lemmy.world)
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[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's like the G in gyro.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Yhibbous?

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The same as Gay.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yhay?

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Wiktionary has a Southern English pronounciation:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gibbous

[–] skvlp@feddit.nl 1 points 4 months ago

It’s pronounced like the G in jolden retriever.

[–] bobbyfiend@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago

Non-joke answer: I've always heard it as a hard G, like in Gesture,