how to pronounce .gif
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on't be a ick.
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What's this animal called again?
Gurraffe.0 -
now i want peanut butter...brb
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Is that Coach Reddy?0 -
I like the guy who said he was 12 when he discovered internet porn...Oops, .gifs and it has and will always be GIF.0
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on't be a ick.
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Is that Coach Reddy?
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Is that Coach Reddy?
Thanks, Crosby. I just pissed myself.0 -
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.0 -
Calling someone a moron because their pronunciation of a abbreviation THEY created goes against the "rules" of the English language is like calling someone a moron because their name is pronounced outside of the norm.
My name is spelled Lea. According to the English language, it should be pronounced Lee, but it is in fact pronounced Le-ah. So, by your logic, my parents are morons. Yay.0 -
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.
Morans? Are you saying we are Irish?
Or were you including yourself in the group that can't spell "moron"?0 -
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.
Morans? Are you saying we are Irish?
Or were you including yourself in the group that can't spell "moron"?
calm down killa...Learn your memes.0 -
Calling someone a moron because their pronunciation of a abbreviation THEY created goes against the "rules" of the English language is like calling someone a moron because their name is pronounced outside of the norm.
My name is spelled Lea. According to the English language, it should be pronounced Lee, but it is in fact pronounced Le-ah. So, by your logic, my parents are morons. Yay.
As far as the creator being considered "wrong". He created the "Graphics Interchange Format" and when the acronym developed, there was no logical reason to change the pronunciation of the "g" so it still fails to be reasonable that it should be pronounced "Jif."0 -
I guess I'm old school because I called it "GIF" as in... I say each letter seperately. I don't try to turn it into a "word." I do say "j-peg" but then I spell out "JPG." I didn't even know people were turning .GIF into a word....0
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As far as the creator being considered "wrong". He created the "Graphics Interchange Format" and when the acronym developed, there was no logical reason to change the pronunciation of the "g" so it still fails to be reasonable that it should be pronounced "Jif."
It's always been gih-f in my head.0 -
I guess I'm old school because I called it "GIF" as in... I say each letter seperately. I don't try to turn it into a "word." I do say "j-peg" but then I spell out "JPG." I didn't even know people were turning .GIF into a word....
Heh, GIF actually predates the entire web. You could probably find an old computer magazine article from the late 80's showing the pronunciation. Hooray for old-school porn over a 1200 bps modem! GET OFF MY LAWN!!1!
It's amusing that it's come back into fashion recently.
However, I'm pretty sure nobody gives a crap. So pronounce it whatever you like...0 -
So gimp should be pronounced jimp?
I'm with the hard 'g' brigade, as the 'g' part stands for 'Graphic'. Just because the creator is illogical, doesn't mean anyone else has to be.0 -
What's this animal called again?
the G in GIF stands for the word Graphic Not JIRAFFIC!!!!0 -
As far as the creator being considered "wrong". He created the "Graphics Interchange Format" and when the acronym developed, there was no logical reason to change the pronunciation of the "g" so it still fails to be reasonable that it should be pronounced "Jif."
Argument adjourned lets get some PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!0
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