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Originally Posted by JohnN
Well, my friend, my guess is that "Fridge" is pronounced like those of us from Chicago would say it.... Da Bears, Da Cub, Da Fridge.
In a sentence - Hay, Marge, grab me 'nother beer from da fridge, I'm thirsty"
Without the d, it's pronounced "Frige", a french accent , like fri-shay"
Sentence again -Willie, my dear, please fetch me another merlot from the frige
Good one, Ralphy, keep 'em coming
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If that was true, then it'd be "Hay Mardge, grab me..."
We do insert a soft d sound into words like that.
So I looked it up and got the answer from Merriam Webster. In a too-late-didn't-read version:
It was originally spelled FRIG. But the latin (where the word refrigerator came from) pronunciation would require a hard G, such as in dog, or big. Adding an e would've softened the G, but created a long-I, frige, rhyming with oblige.
Making it a dge solved the problem. And so it is now pronounced like dodge and bridge.