fluffy 💜5d ago
Okay time for another pronunciation poll: Longitude vs. Longitudinal, do you use a hard G (like Gift) or a soft G (like Giraffe)?
Both use hard G
39.1%
Both use soft G
55.2%
Longitude hard, Longitudinal soft
2.8%
Longitude soft, Longitudinal hard
2.8%
Poll ended at .
Show threadfluffy 💜4d ago

Context: a lot of YouTubers I follow seem to use soft G for "Longitude" and hard G for "Longitudinal" and that seems to be the minority position

Notable examples of this are Nikki and Kate of Transport Evolved (who are both of British origin) and Dave Plummer of Dave's Garage (who is Canadian)

Show threadfluffy 💜
well okay to be fair I don't think I've ever heard any of them say just "longitude" so maybe they also say it with a hard G
Apr 6 at 4:52amWeb
Show threadfluffy 💜4d ago
How do you pronounce it?
like the G in "longitudinal"
20%
like the G in "gif"
33.3%
like the TL in "axolotl"
33.3%
like the E in "cute"
13.3%
Poll ended at .