It always surprises me when people can spend this much time writing something up and miss the greater point even if the specifics can be challenged. The greater point, of course is the ‘c’ changes based upon phonomes.
Your point is valid, but ‘c’ is also has competing pronunciations in an acronym. Here’s an example.
CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team
The larger gif pronunciation has nothing to do with with the fact that the g stands for graphic. It is irrelevant to the larger topic and is a tangent.
It always surprises me when people can spend this much time writing something up and miss the greater point even if the specifics can be challenged. The greater point, of course is the ‘c’ changes based upon phonomes.
Your point is valid, but ‘c’ is also has competing pronunciations in an acronym. Here’s an example.
CERT - Computer Emergency Response Team
The larger
gif
pronunciation has nothing to do with with the fact that theg
stands forgraphic
. It is irrelevant to the larger topic and is a tangent.