In 5.18 Intervention, the Buffybot pronounces “Giles” with a soft g (as in “gills”). Joss Whedon and Marti Noxon have said on several occassions that they get annoyed with so-called fans of the show when they pronouce “Giles” in this way. This is the writers’ way of making fun of those “fans”.
Related episodes: 5.18 Intervention
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richardelguru on August 21st, 2005 at 11:47 pm
Not to be pedantic (Oh the hell with it! Let’s enjoy being pedantic!!), in normal usage ’soft G’ is what the G in the proper pronounciation of Giles’ is called—the ‘gill’ g is the hard G.
Saintsaucey on August 26th, 2005 at 6:27 am
I get pissed watching the first three seasons and hearing everyone pronounce it An jul us instead of An gel us