Meaning of hard g | Babel Free

Definitions

The plosive /g/ sound in "get", "log" and "give" as distinct from the soft g in "gem", "giraffe", "lodge" and "generation".

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Examples

“Hard g at last found his cap and again became Hard G, after which the fight was renewed.”

“Hard g at last found his cap and again became Hard G, after which the fight was renewed... So furious did the battle rage that the whole alphabet from A down to Z, ran over to see what was the matter... "In conclusion," said Judge J, "let it be understood that hereafter hard G shall go before a, o and u and frequently i and y (as will be specified in the coming dictionary,) and that soft G shall go before e, and occasionally before i and y. As for the consonants, whenever they need a g they may take hard G. Is that satisfactory to all?"”

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