Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?"

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Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?"

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01-11-2013, 07:22 AM

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.

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Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 05:32 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by billb - 01-11-2013, 06:10 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by steve... - 01-11-2013, 06:16 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by M>B> - 01-11-2013, 06:22 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Uncle Wig - 01-11-2013, 06:24 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 06:28 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by ArtP - 01-11-2013, 06:35 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 06:44 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Racer X - 01-11-2013, 06:51 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by billb - 01-11-2013, 06:57 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 07:05 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Janit - 01-11-2013, 07:22 AM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by NewtonMP2100 - 01-11-2013, 12:26 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by decay - 01-11-2013, 12:35 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Fritz - 01-11-2013, 12:57 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by guitarist - 01-11-2013, 01:13 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Lux Interior - 01-11-2013, 01:16 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by ka jowct - 01-11-2013, 01:37 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by 3d - 01-11-2013, 01:51 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 01:57 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by decay - 01-11-2013, 02:18 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by abevilac - 01-11-2013, 02:45 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by blooz - 01-11-2013, 02:46 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by decay - 01-11-2013, 02:49 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by billb - 01-11-2013, 03:02 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 03:45 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by $tevie - 01-11-2013, 04:04 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Buzz - 01-11-2013, 04:06 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by davester - 01-11-2013, 04:57 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by CW2V - 01-11-2013, 05:54 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by NewtonMP2100 - 01-11-2013, 06:05 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by freeradical - 01-11-2013, 06:36 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by Black - 01-11-2013, 06:45 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by $tevie - 01-11-2013, 07:41 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by testcase - 01-11-2013, 07:48 PM

Re: Short for refrigerator: "Frige" or "Fridge?" - by JoeM - 01-12-2013, 04:02 AM

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