Is it pronounced 'gif' or 'jif'?

>>726232428
that Cobra gave that baby a lot of kisses!

>>726232428
proper americans say 'gif'

It's scared like me

>>726232428
'gif' because you don't say Jraphics

'gif' of course

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It's gif. End of debate

giraffe

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>>726232428
It's 'jif' you peasants

jif

>>726232773
giraphe

>>726232428
>indian abortion

>>726232428
jif cuz that's what the guy who invented it says also that's what everybody said until recently - also saying "gif" sounds gay

>>726232476
and a hug. how adorable <3

>>726232428
geoff or jeff?
nobody gives a fuck. Make up your own pronunciation for it

>>726232652
This.
Fuck what Steve Wilhite wants it to sound like.

>>726232652
Giraffe?

>>726232428
"graphics," not "jraphics"

Officially its jiff but that sounds and looks wrong so gif is preferable

>>726233020
I don't care what the guy who invented it says. Do you pronounce gift like "jift"? No, you don't. Pronouncing gif as "jif" is retarded and throws out English phonetic conventions for no reason.

>>726233860
It's not officially anything.

>>726233747
>graphic interchange format (.gif)
You don't say "jraphic"

>>726232428
It's like asking what the proper pronunciation of 'xhe' is or what the + stands for in LGBTQ+. It's fucken irrelevant and no healthy human being gives two shits.

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>>726234042
>jiraffe

You don't pronounce it giraffe

>>726234042
Sure thing goeff. Your generational gerrymandering is very generous, I'm going to go to a gigantic gym to study geography now.

>>726232428
>>726232773
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>>726232909
>>726233020
>>726233747
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>>726235155
Read it and weep
http://theschoolhouse.us/lessons/lesson53

>>726235541
Except gif would have the same "g" as gift, which is a hard g. Do you say jift?

Using symantics it's gif due to the immediate vowel after the g. If you think it's a noun and nothing else then it would be jif since it is a name the inventor gave it

>>726232428
The snake is afraid the indian kid has shit on his hands

>>726233747
jive me a break

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bjs

>>726233943
>Implying that English follows its own rules.

>>726234042
Jraphic park

>>726232428
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iafa959JvY

>>726233943
>english phonetic convention

This is the funniest thing I've read this year.

>>726233943
General, generic, genius, gene, gender, Germany, etc.

>>726235541
>The stingy gypsy gypped me

Kek

>>726236527
Also
>We have set rules on how to pronounce some things
>I'm going to disregard the rules set on how to pronounce something because I don't agree

>>726236923
GE is J, GI is like gift.

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>>726237038

does it matter? the fact that english allows words like "gigantic" to exist already shows that its a retarded language
the solution is to change all of the words with a "J" G to be J and then we can come back to this

>>726236923
Gift, Gil, Gig (and giggle), giddy, gibbous, gimmick, girl, girth, girdle, etc...

Gif would have the same "g" as gift. It's a hard G

>>726232428
It's "jif" the creater said so

gin

>>726235958
.......yes. read my post again. Gif should have a hard g

I hear nerds say it like "jyf" like strife.
So lame.

By all logical reasonings, it should be pronounced gif as gift without the t. The g stands for graphical.

However, the creator pronounced it as jif. as in back in a jiffy. So technically, this is the correct pronunciation.

I however believe that either
A) The creator is a massive troll. Thought it was funny and didn't think the argument would go on to this day, or maybe it's what he had hoped.

or B) He is a fucking idiot.

Both equally likely

>>726235541
You are a git
Fish have gills
You were given 13 dicks to choke on
14 dicks would be a sales gimmick

I'll punch you right in your fucking vagina if you come hurring to me saying 'jif' or something.

The creator said it was pronounced "jif" so that's how it's pronounced. It wasn't a word before he made it one.

>everyone kindly fuck off now

>>726237515
>>726237841
Why does it matter what the creator says? Besides, he never said that "jif" is the correct pronunciation, he just said that it's how he's always pronounced it.

>>726238201
its like when a parent names a child, they choose how you say/spell it

>>726237841
this.

>/endthread

>>726238201

“The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.” -Steve Wilhite, creator of the "jif."

>>726236923
None of those are the word GRAPHICS, nigger.

Graphics = hard G = GIF

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>>726238448
If I create something named the Apple and tell everyone that it's pronounced app-LEE, I would be retarded - just like Wilhite is.

Wilhite is a fucking retard, and he sure as fuck didn't create that spec alone.

>>726239289
> pronunciation in acronyms are the same as when expanded
Good job we pronounce SCUBA "Skubber".

>>726239512
If you created something called "apple" it should be pronounced "apple" since that is how it has always been. There has never been a "gif" in the english language. Also that's the thing about the english language, it is fucked and doesn't make sense and has a million acceptions.

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I used to pronounce it gif but when i heard the creator pronounces it jif i changed.
>if you create something then you get go decide how its pronounced

>>726240932
Nah, you don't. You can choose how to pronounce it yourself, but the rest of the world can choose to pronounce it differently, and in this case the different pronunciation is the correct one.

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>>726239595
>>726239595
>>726239595


Except the C in scuba stands for CONTAINED. C = K sound. Which is why the sCuba c makes the same sound.
>>726232428
>>726232428
>>726232428


Why is this so fucking hard for mongs?


GIF is not just a word...it is actually an abbreviation! It stands for

Graphics
Interchange
Format


Now.....how the fuck do you pronounce "Graphics".
Ok. Say it out loud to yourself. Now, from that, it should be pretty fucking apparent what the proper pronunciation of GIF is.

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>>726241518
How is "G" pronounced m8?

>>726241518
How about JPEG mothafucka? The P stands for Photographic, so you should pronounce it JPheg. Or more like JFAG cause thats what you are.

>>726241518
People pronounced it "scooba" but the u stands for underwater so by your logic people should be calling it "skubba" or do you say oonderwater? Now fuck off with your shit logic.