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Feb 12, 2006
GIF: pronounced “gif” or “jif” ?
posted at 16:39 GMT by T.Whid in /news/twhid/geek
I pronounce GIF like it’s spelled, with a hard “G.”
This page makes a good argument that the creators of the format wanted folks to pronounce it “jif” (soft “G”).
It does seem like the creators wanted people to say “jif.” My question is: who cares? If the majority of english speakers see the acronym GIF and say “gif,” then that’s how it’s pronounced. It doesn’t matter what the geek who created the format thinks, he’s been outvoted! permanent link to this post
This page makes a good argument that the creators of the format wanted folks to pronounce it “jif” (soft “G”).
It does seem like the creators wanted people to say “jif.” My question is: who cares? If the majority of english speakers see the acronym GIF and say “gif,” then that’s how it’s pronounced. It doesn’t matter what the geek who created the format thinks, he’s been outvoted! permanent link to this post
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