Pronounciation

Websters dictionary has it as (oh-jahyv) as the pronunciation, as a "j" sound. I've heard both but all ways said it with the j.
 
Yea I was watching a YouTube video the other day and the guy was saying it with the G rather then the J . That's one of those things , as soon as I heard it I thought why should I listen to you ? You don't even know how to pronounce the words . What else are you getting wrong . But at the same time I thought hmm have I been saying it wrong all this time haha . It's kinda like pronouncing Varget . I say Varget but half the guys I run into say Var---get and even heard a few say Varjet . Things that make you go hmm
 
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Both Mr. Webster and Mr. Oxford say it's oh-jive with a soft g and a long i. No alternative pronunciation is given.

I look at that sorta like I look at reloading. When two acknowledged experts tell me the exact same thing, I tend to take them at the word. (Pun intended) ymmv
 
Who cares? Most gun oriented people know what you are referring to. When I say "coyote", I have a silent e on the end. I always say "Lever" with a short e sound. Some people say "Lever" with a Leee sound. I don't care how you say it, just do not correct me. People can really be idiots. I was at the range years ago with my .45. A couple of off-duty cops were there and asked what I was shooting. I answered .45 Automatic. I started to get the full story of what was automatic and what was not automatic. Apparently this idiot did not understand the difference between automatic and FULL automatic. I looked at my ammo boxes on the table (.45 ACP) and was going to say something, but let it slide. If someone pronounces a word differently than I do, I don't care. More people should take that position.
 
Personally, I don't say it at all. I'll write it but it has never come up in a normal conversation with reloaders I know, and "profile" works better in everyday conversation...;)
 
Pogybait said:
Some of you reference dictionaries. Dictionaries are not prescriptive, they are only descriptive.
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Are you asserting that the posts referring to dictionaries are not on point?

I believe you were asking for proper usage (in this case, specifically, pronunciation). The dictionary is a fine resource for finding a description of current and past history of words and their pronunciations.

Lost Sheep
 
I didn't get along with my early English teachers.
Most of northerners talk different from most of the southerners. The same with the easterners and westerners... Lets not even get in to the Americans and the English.
With a little patients and understanding I generally get by.
Although I just love the almost perfect word check on the computer.
But when I need more help than that. I just ask the wife. ;)
 
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