It's not like gif, for example, which is its own whole ... pronounce giblets with a hard G but still pronounce gibs with a soft G. Presumably I am the only person in the world who has this ...

Or you can pronounce the word 'GIF' with a hard G. All good pedants will inform you that it should be pronounced with a soft G, like 'Jif', but those people would be instantly banished from polite ...