Why do we call a refrigerator a 'fridge' and not a 'frige'?

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Jun 27, 2013
7:26:03pm

SuperTank

Why do we call a refrigerator a 'fridge' and not a 'frige'?

It's something that has always bothered me.

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SuperTank

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Why do we call a refrigerator a 'fridge' and not a 'frige'?

SuperTank

6/27/13 7:26pm

I call it a frige.

MPCougar

6/27/13 7:30pm

In the philippines they call it a ref.

Mister P

6/27/13 7:32pm

The pioneers used to call it "the river"

workinglate

6/27/13 7:34pm

Same reason why Phonics isn't spelled F-o-n-i-x.

workinglate

6/27/13 7:33pm

Hmmmm. . .phone-tickly? sounds kinky.

6/27/13 8:02pm

Wow, is this one for a linguistic anthropologist. . .if that

6/27/13 8:00pm

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