Gist or Jist?

When somebody says I've got the jist of it... How the hell do they know how to spell it?

 

I get the jist of what you're saying, Stoolie.

 

If my Firefox grammar corrector is correct, "gist" is the right way to spell it.

 

double post

 

It's gist. Don't you have a dictionary?

 

I don't trust my firefox thing, wasn't isn't a real word in its book. Same with hasn't and I forgot the rest.

 

No sir I do not. I had one years ago... But its in purgatory.

 

it is indeed Gist


jist is how I pronounce just

 

Wasn't and haven't totally aren't real words. They're contractions, and thus mean they're typically two words shoved together in a semi-holy manner. The spelling is "gist", as when people say "jist" I think they're trying to use the word "jest", which means something entirely different.

 

most often, they probably don't know how to spell it. that's the beauty of spoken word, you really don't need to know how to spell anything.

 

i've alwasy seen the essence of context spelled with a "g". jist looks like a misspelling of jest. the gist of jest is supposedly the pratfall.

 

it's spelled "just." "jist" is hillbilly speak.