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[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 0 points 5 days ago

He's a geeper!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (3 children)
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 0 points 5 days ago

That's quite an accent on that farmer.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 0 points 5 days ago

"Return of the geep" is one of the best headlines that I'll ever see.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 0 points 5 days ago
[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 0 points 5 days ago (3 children)

How do you pronounce g in geep? I prefer to say it like g in gif myself.

[–] ThoGot@lemm.ee 0 points 5 days ago

I think pronouncing it like the g in goat is appropriate

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I pronounce it like the J in Jesus.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So the farmer can also be called a jeep wrangler?

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 0 points 5 days ago

hip, obviously jesus is pronounciated with x. 🙃

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 0 points 5 days ago
[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wikitionary says "j" like jeep: d͡ʒiːp

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

But in Irish it's pronounced Guinness

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think it should be called a Shoat

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 0 points 5 days ago

I was with ya there. Silly language!

[–] dhtseany@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 days ago

A truly missed opportunity.