I think we need a gif level debate about how to pronounce the g in doge. start pronouncing it with a hard g. (yes I know about "dodgy" which I like as well)
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We should also call DOGE the “Division,” rather than the “Department,” of Government Efficiency. It’s not a properly created Department — but it sure is divisive!
It just makes sense. Governmental is pronounced with a hard g, not soft. Likewise graphics is also pronounced with a hard g, but I refuse to get sucked into that one again.
OTOH, if you pronounce with the soft g, it mirrors the pronunciation of the wealthy &powerful highest authorities in the Venetian Republic who lived in the palace on the main square.
Difference between the Doges of Venice & Musk is that the doges operated under strict oversight in the late republic
I've taken to spelling it out. Won't give them the satisfaction of saying that stupid word. Plus it sounds so ridiculous to spell it out making it uncool as well (although that could just be because I'm saying it).
I’m in favor of “Doggy.” They don’t like being mocked, and they think they are cool. Whatever we do, we shouldn’t give them the satisfaction of pronouncing it like the leader of the Venetian Republic. I’ll use the consensus pick, but my vote is Doggy.
Reminds me of working with IT consultants from SAP, which (they insist) is pronounced "Ess-Ay-Pee", but which I have only ever referred to as Sap, like tree-sap. Drives them up the wall. C'mon, I can be nice, boss, I don't refer to them as "The Saps"... well, at least not to their faces... 1/
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Department of GOOF ENERGY
"Goof" with its Canadian jailhouse connotations
We should also call DOGE the “Division,” rather than the “Department,” of Government Efficiency. It’s not a properly created Department — but it sure is divisive!
Difference between the Doges of Venice & Musk is that the doges operated under strict oversight in the late republic
https://georgerodrigue.com/
D'ooze
gif like gift for life.
'Bad Dog-ee!'
DOG-Eeeeee
A case could be made either way.
Dodgy plays into their fantasies of being these great hustlers and hackers. Doggy is stupid, so it wins.