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Can we combine it into “Geor-heh”?
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dad wrote:why does the g in Jorge have the 'hey' sound, while the g in Guillermo has a gee sound?

make it make sense.
In Spanish, the pronunciation of the letter G varies depending on the vowel that follows it. If you're using it before an "e" or an "i," it sounds like the English "h" sound in "hey." So in the name Jorge, the g sounds like an h.

If you use G before the vowels a, o, and u, it retains the hard "g" sound. Except if it's followed by "ue" or "ui", in which case it forms part of a syllable where the "u" is silent and the hard "g" sound is used. That's why in the correct pronunciation of "Guillermo," the "u" is silent. Similar to the English word "guitar." "Guitarra." No u sound

It always has a hard "g" sound when followed by a consonant, I think.
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Jorge wrote:
dad wrote:why does the g in Jorge have the 'hey' sound, while the g in Guillermo has a gee sound?

make it make sense.
In Spanish, the pronunciation of the letter G varies depending on the vowel that follows it. If you're using it before an "e" or an "i," it sounds like the English "h" sound in "hey." So in the name Jorge, the g sounds like an h.

If you use G before the vowels a, o, and u, it retains the hard "g" sound. Except if it's followed by "ue" or "ui", in which case it forms part of a syllable where the "u" is silent and the hard "g" sound is used. That's why in the correct pronunciation of "Guillermo," the "u" is silent. Similar to the English word "guitar." "Guitarra." No u sound

It always has a hard "g" sound when followed by a consonant, I think.
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Didn’t expect dad to sound like that
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dad wrote:why does the g in Jorge have the 'hey' sound, while the g in Guillermo has a gee sound?

make it make sense.
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Jorge wrote:
dad wrote:why does the g in Jorge have the 'hey' sound, while the g in Guillermo has a gee sound?

make it make sense.
In Spanish, the pronunciation of the letter G varies depending on the vowel that follows it. If you're using it before an "e" or an "i," it sounds like the English "h" sound in "hey." So in the name Jorge, the g sounds like an h.

If you use G before the vowels a, o, and u, it retains the hard "g" sound. Except if it's followed by "ue" or "ui", in which case it forms part of a syllable where the "u" is silent and the hard "g" sound is used. That's why in the correct pronunciation of "Guillermo," the "u" is silent. Similar to the English word "guitar." "Guitarra." No u sound

It always has a hard "g" sound when followed by a consonant, I think.
I think it’s essentially the same rule in English, but a j sound instead of an h sound.
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Oh, that's right. I never realized the similarity
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spike wrote:
Jorge wrote:
dad wrote:why does the g in Jorge have the 'hey' sound, while the g in Guillermo has a gee sound?

make it make sense.
In Spanish, the pronunciation of the letter G varies depending on the vowel that follows it. If you're using it before an "e" or an "i," it sounds like the English "h" sound in "hey." So in the name Jorge, the g sounds like an h.

If you use G before the vowels a, o, and u, it retains the hard "g" sound. Except if it's followed by "ue" or "ui", in which case it forms part of a syllable where the "u" is silent and the hard "g" sound is used. That's why in the correct pronunciation of "Guillermo," the "u" is silent. Similar to the English word "guitar." "Guitarra." No u sound

It always has a hard "g" sound when followed by a consonant, I think.
I think it’s essentially the same rule in English, but a j sound instead of an h sound.
What about geezer
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bodysnatcher wrote:Didn’t expect dad to sound like that
I actually jate the sound of my recorded voice, but thought I would thank Jorge with a voice message.
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bodysnatcher wrote:
spike wrote:
Jorge wrote:
dad wrote:why does the g in Jorge have the 'hey' sound, while the g in Guillermo has a gee sound?

make it make sense.
In Spanish, the pronunciation of the letter G varies depending on the vowel that follows it. If you're using it before an "e" or an "i," it sounds like the English "h" sound in "hey." So in the name Jorge, the g sounds like an h.

If you use G before the vowels a, o, and u, it retains the hard "g" sound. Except if it's followed by "ue" or "ui", in which case it forms part of a syllable where the "u" is silent and the hard "g" sound is used. That's why in the correct pronunciation of "Guillermo," the "u" is silent. Similar to the English word "guitar." "Guitarra." No u sound

It always has a hard "g" sound when followed by a consonant, I think.
I think it’s essentially the same rule in English, but a j sound instead of an h sound.
What about geezer
Words beginning with g would be an exception to the rule.
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Jorge wrote:Weird me out when people pronounce Jorge as George, though I guess phonetically it makes sense
I 100% pronounce your name as 'george' in my head but will make an effort to change that going forward.
I don't get it. Are there people in the world who go around spelling their name "Jorge" but pronouncing it as "George"? I have never seen that
In my defence my family is Eastern European and I am a first generation Australian. My parents had a few Euro-friends with names starting with "J" which invariably was pronounced as a "yu" sound (as compared to your "hu" sound). So in my head I've actually thought of you as "Yorge" I guess.

And I am a lazy bastard, so that kinda moved to "George" over time.

But I have been shown the error of my ways, and, as a person with a non-standard name, I absolutely respect the idea of getting names right. Even though I could give 2 shits myself when people get my name wrong (which they do around 75% of the time).
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When you spell your name out loud, do you say “jay” or “hey” for the first letter?
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spike wrote:When you spell your name out loud, do you say “jay” or “hey” for the first letter?
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what do you say when you want jell-o?

or when you want to play jenga?
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Why haven’t Shane Gillis and Danny McBride worked together yet?
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Do you listen to any punk or metal? I feel like I never hear you talk about any heavy/aggressive music so I'm curious
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