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MassiveDelta
MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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Some moron...I think the creator of the .Gif format is suggesting you pronounce the extension with a soft G like Jif.

If that were true we would all be pronouncing the word Graphic incorrectly instead it should be Jraphic.
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  • Yliy
    Yliy Posts: 10 Member
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    I've always pronounced it with a J sound.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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    Aw, crap. Realized it had a swear word in it. Nvm.


    I'll post the link instead: http://imgur.com/5HU7DBg
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    Dammit! Why did work block my Photobucket?!?!?!?!?! :sad:

    Have you seen the little soft G/hard G rap on that kid's show?? This thread soooooo made me think of that!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    Also, this reminds me of the perpetual "pe-can vs pe-con" debate I have with my friend...
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
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    I don't know, it might be a soft "j", it might be pronounced "yogging"

    Apparently, you just run.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
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    It's pronounced "djif".

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  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    No it's gif aint no damn peanut butter
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
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    this thread is divisive for all deaf people.
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
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    It's pronounced "djif".

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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


    My boyfriend and I have this debate anytime one of us mentions a gif. I say "gif" because that should be right, he says "jif" because that's what the creator says it should be.
    Just because the creator is clearly technically smart, doesn't mean he knows anything about proper speech. It's "gif" forever! :laugh:

    ETA: This thread is divisive. Reported! :tongue:

    P.S. nice timing - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/battle-over-gif-pronunciation-erupts/
  • MudRunLvr
    MudRunLvr Posts: 226 Member
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    Some moron...I think the creator of the .Gif format is suggesting you pronounce the extension with a soft G like Jif.

    If that were true we would all be pronouncing the word Graphic incorrectly instead it should be Jraphic.

    100% agree. It's not Jif. That's confusing and I don't see how it would be correct.
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
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    now i want the JIF....err.. wait.


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  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
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    *shrugs* I've always pronounced it "Jif," but at the end of the day, who really gives a ****?
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
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    Aw, crap. Realized it had a swear word in it. Nvm.


    I'll post the link instead: http://imgur.com/5HU7DBg

    Exactly! :drinker:
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
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    but in hebrew gif begins with an i
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
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    This is just like Linux.

    Computer dweebs laugh at you if you don't call it lih-nucks with a soft 'i'.

    However it's named after Linus Torvalds which means that with a US pronunciation it would be lie-nucks and with his native pronunciation it would be lee-nux.

    GO USA! MORANS.
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
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    What's this animal called again?

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  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
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    This is just like Linux.

    Computer dweebs laugh at you if you don't call it lih-nucks with a soft 'i'.

    However it's named after Linus Torvalds which means that with a US pronunciation it would be lie-nucks and with his native pronunciation it would be lee-nux.

    GO USA! MORANS.

    It's pronounced Dlinux...
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