how to pronounce .gif

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  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
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    on't be a ick.
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  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
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    What's this animal called again?

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    Gurraffe.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
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    now i want peanut butter...brb

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  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
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    Um74r.gif

    Is that Coach Reddy?
  • bethgames
    bethgames Posts: 534 Member
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    I like the guy who said he was 12 when he discovered internet porn...Oops, .gifs and it has and will always be GIF.
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
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    on't be a ick.
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  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
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    Um74r.gif

    Is that Coach Reddy?

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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    Um74r.gif

    Is that Coach Reddy?

    Thanks, Crosby. I just pissed myself.
  • mustang289
    mustang289 Posts: 299 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.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
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    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.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 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.

    Morans? Are you saying we are Irish?
    Or were you including yourself in the group that can't spell "moron"?
    And it appears the joke was lost on you.
  • thecanface
    thecanface Posts: 1,180 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.

    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.
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
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    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.
    Well, names are different. Someone that went to my uni was named "La-a" and her name seriously was pronounced "Luh dash uh"

    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."
  • wareagle8706
    wareagle8706 Posts: 1,090 Member
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    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....
  • sz8soon
    sz8soon Posts: 816 Member
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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.
  • saxmaniac
    saxmaniac Posts: 1,133 Member
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    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...
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
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    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.
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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    What's this animal called again?

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    the G in GIF stands for the word Graphic Not JIRAFFIC!!!!
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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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."

    Argument adjourned lets get some PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!

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