As anyone who has been on e-Budo.com for more than a few days knows, any time someone uses the word “gi,” Mr. Tony Kehoe -– a self-described “grammar nazi” -- is likely to butt in and post a message saying that “gi” is not a correct word. “It’s ‘dogi’” he’ll say, “not ‘gi.’”
No matter how many times someone points out that this is an English-language board, and that “gi” is accepted into the English language, Mr. Kehoe will rant and rave.
Although I prefer to use more specific terms like “dogi,” “keikogi,” “uwagi,” etc., sometimes I just use the generic “gi” in general conversation.
Recently Mr. Kehoe posted a message telling me that since he had “already told [me] what the correct word was” (emphasis added), that I was being “perverse” by continuing to use the word “gi.”
Enough is enough. The next time Mr. Tony “the Grammar Nazi” Kehoe -- or anyone else -- says that “gi” is not a word, you can direct him to the post below. If he still insists on “correcting” people after that, then we will all know who is or is not “perverse.”