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From the top there's also jiff, meaning hurry. With no more effort that puts me at two and you at one, which is more as I said. Mine are also direct homophones whereas yours relies on a certain practice that I have very different experience on the frequency of than you do.
So you recognize how exceptions work but deny they're a part of English construction? It's all just barely organized chaos? Where's whatever amount of organization coming from if not rules that are frequently excepted?
Yes, I'm well aware that other languages have much better structure. I'm not sure how that means English doesn't have rules. As a kid surely between you and some friend someone's house had fewer rules that were less enforced. Did that mean they didn't have any rules? Of course not!
I'll admit my falling out of favor statement isn't scientific. However if we take the other fella's assertation about it only being pronounced one way to begin with then it's very much falling out of favor.
Either way I'm not looking to start yet another branch of this argument. Least of all with someone who starts by saying English doesn't have rules with exceptions because French does.
I don't think you've ever had a single bit of education on linguistics in your life and it shows.