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minus-squarearctanthrope@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 day agohe is the origin of the word “guy” to refer to a general person, but he is definitely not the first person to ever be named Guy. for example, Sir Guy of Warwick is a character from English stories dating to the 13th century
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 hours agoDo we know if it was pronounced like the French do, similar to “ghee?”
minus-squareAdmetus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 hours agoGay-Lussac’s law is the relationship of pressure to temperature. When teaching this law I emphasise its pronunciation “guy”.
he is the origin of the word “guy” to refer to a general person, but he is definitely not the first person to ever be named Guy. for example, Sir Guy of Warwick is a character from English stories dating to the 13th century
Do we know if it was pronounced like the French do, similar to “ghee?”
Ouee.
Whee!
Gay-Lussac’s law is the relationship of pressure to temperature. When teaching this law I emphasise its pronunciation “guy”.
Or Guy of Gisburne.