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Posted November 10, 2022
I think all phonetic languages will just say gog, based on the rules of the respective language, as 2 examples in this thread have proven already (Czech and Indian).

So it's mostly a matter of how non-phonetic language speakers decide to pronounce it. But I imagine that most people who have a non-phonetic language as their native one would prefer gee oh gee.
Post edited November 10, 2022 by idbeholdME
Posted November 10, 2022
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idbeholdME: I think all phonetic languages will just say gog, based on the rules of the respective language, as 2 examples in this thread have proven already (Czech and Indian).

So it's mostly a matter of how non-phonetic language speakers decide to pronounce it. But I imagine that most people who have a non-phonetic language as their native one would prefer gee oh gee.
I speak in a phonetic language, but I prefer pronouncing it as 'gee-oh-gee' with the 'g' pronounciation from 'gog'
It's an exception tho, since no one is 100% same.
Posted November 10, 2022
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Takashi_Hafuza: I speak in a phonetic language, but I prefer pronouncing it as 'gee-oh-gee' with the 'g' pronounciation from 'gog'
It's an exception tho, since no one is 100% same.
So like, "gohgee"? Interesting.
Posted November 10, 2022
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Takashi_Hafuza: I speak in a phonetic language, but I prefer pronouncing it as 'gee-oh-gee' with the 'g' pronounciation from 'gog'
It's an exception tho, since no one is 100% same.
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idbeholdME: So like, "gohgee"? Interesting.
Uhh
I mean, instead of saying [dʒoʊdʒ], I pronounce it [ɡoʊɡ]
IPA is always the best solution at describing pronounciation

Sorry for the misunderstanding. My bad
Posted November 10, 2022
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Takashi_Hafuza: Uhh
I mean, instead of saying [dʒoʊdʒ], I pronounce it [ɡoʊɡ]
IPA is always the best solution at describing pronounciation
Got it. So just saying the O as in english and the Gs normally.
Posted November 11, 2022
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Warloch_Ahead: I pronounce it gawg and I ain't going to stop. You?
GOG like fog, not gawg like gawp. Definitely not gee-oh-gee since it officially doesn't stand for anything and hasn't for quite some time.
Posted November 11, 2022
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my name is anime catte: GOG like fog, not gawg like gawp.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=fog+pronunciation
https://www.bing.com/search?q=gawp+pronunciation

I'm not hearing much of a difference. Unless British pronunciation of fog is foag or foeg. Or fowg.
Posted November 11, 2022
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my name is anime catte: GOG like fog, not gawg like gawp.
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Warloch_Ahead: https://www.bing.com/search?q=fog+pronunciation
https://www.bing.com/search?q=gawp+pronunciation

I'm not hearing much of a difference. Unless British pronunciation of fog is foag or foeg. Or fowg.
Here's a comparison: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/dawg
I'd pronounce 'gawg' like the UK example of 'dawg' on that page but 'gog' like the US example of 'dawg' on that page.

Or this one:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dog
I'd pronounce 'gog' like the UK 'dog' on that page.
Posted November 11, 2022
I pronounce it "Gawg" and always have but I know a lot of staff and people linked to the company tend to say "Gee-oh-gee". Probably doesn't matter but I just think "Gawg dot com" sounds better and rolls off the tongue way easier than "Gee-oh-gee dot com" lol
Posted November 11, 2022
For me the vowel is front-open (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_vowel_chart_with_audio: |a|). No special aspiration or dipthongization with W or H, nor rounding.

(Most similar to fog for me. Which is a different vowel than in dog.)
Post edited November 11, 2022 by mqstout
Posted November 11, 2022
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HappyPunkPotato: Here's a comparison: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/dawg
I'd pronounce 'gawg' like the UK example of 'dawg' on that page but 'gog' like the US example of 'dawg' on that page.

Or this one:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dog
I'd pronounce 'gog' like the UK 'dog' on that page.
I can hear it there, but I figured it was a mere difference of accentual tic that didn't mean much. I did not expect anyone to take umbrage based on spelling, I only wanted a brisk, amusing title. "How do you pronounce GOG?" was inferred and the responses I am satisfied with so far.

This all does remind of the .gif debate though.
Posted November 11, 2022
Answer from this West Coast American is gog, rhymes with cog, dog, log, bog, fog. Spelling as gawg implies at least some American Southern or American Urban Northeast (Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York, Boston) accent.

Also, gif as like gog, gone, golly, gore.

Not stating these are the "correct" pronunciations, merely reporting my own.
Post edited November 13, 2022 by LesTyebe
Posted November 11, 2022
Big gawg
Posted November 11, 2022
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Warloch_Ahead: I did not expect anyone to take umbrage based on spelling,
Hope you don't think I was taking umbrage, I just think accents are quite interesting :)
Posted November 11, 2022
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my name is anime catte: GOG like fog, not gawg like gawp.
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Warloch_Ahead: https://www.bing.com/search?q=fog+pronunciation
https://www.bing.com/search?q=gawp+pronunciation

I'm not hearing much of a difference. Unless British pronunciation of fog is foag or foeg. Or fowg.
AmE has a lot of vowel mergers, those are quite distinct sounds in BrE.
See also the merry, marry, Mary merger. They all have different vowel sounds in BrE but have become homophones in the US. It's really interesting.
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