"hard G" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard Gs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard G (plural hard Gs)
  1. Alternative form of hard g. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hard g
    Sense id: en-hard_G-en-noun-qJ83JRM0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "1882, H.M. Dickson, The Elocutionist..., p. 41",
          "text": "Hard g at last found his cap and again became Hard G, after which the fight was renewed... So furious did the battle rage that the whole alphabet from A down to Z, ran over to see what was the matter... \"In conclusion,\" said Judge J, \"let it be understood that hereafter hard G shall go before a, o and u and frequently i and y (as will be specified in the coming dictionary,) and that soft G shall go before e, and occasionally before i and y. As for the consonants, whenever they need a g they may take hard G. Is that satisfactory to all?\""
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