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Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - Black - 01-11-2013
billb wrote:
because frige was already taken for a anglo-saxon goddess
it's a phonetic abbreviation
spelled like it sounds
Well, 7% of poll respondents say you're wrong.
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - Janit - 01-11-2013
Black wrote:
Why does "fridge" have a "d" if "refrigerator" doesn't?
Most likely because the proper pronunciation of a word spelled "frige" would be ambiguous, but the proper pronunciation of "fridge" is pretty clear -- it would follow the pattern of the words ridge and bridge.
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - NewtonMP2100 - 01-11-2013
you can't control your height for an appliance......
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - decay - 01-11-2013
frij
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - Fritz - 01-11-2013
Black wrote:
Why does "fridge" have a "d" if "refrigerator" doesn't?
because it can
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - guitarist - 01-11-2013
Crik? Or creek?
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - Lux Interior - 01-11-2013
guitarist wrote:
Crik? Or creek?
Both are pronounced the same, but one is something you get in your neck and the other is a small stream.
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - ka jowct - 01-11-2013
Lux Interior wrote:
[quote=guitarist]
Crik? Or creek?
Both are pronounced the same, but one is something you get in your neck and the other is a small stream.
I think that's a regional thing. Where I grew up, people pronounced "creek" as "crick". Where I live now, we say "creek". I'm in favor of going with pronunciations that most closely match spelling, however difficult that may be in the mess that is English.
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - 3d - 01-11-2013
Ridgid (tools) is spelled with a "d". So I'm going with fridge
Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - Black - 01-11-2013
Well, I can see from the poll results that this is going to be an uphill battle.