Topic: TIL: GIF is pronounced "jif"

Anonymous A started this discussion 8 years ago #69,394

Like the peanut butter. Wow, this changes my entire outlook of GIFS.

Washing-Up Liquid™ !vV5vfN8Rfg joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 12 minutes later[^] [v] #840,227

Nope. It is a hard G. Thanks.

(A good day to you Sir!)

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Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 27 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #840,236

The 'P' in 'JPEG' stands for 'photographic', yet you do not say J-FEG. Thanks.

It is gif, like gin. Jiff.

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Washing-Up Liquid™ !vV5vfN8Rfg replied with this 8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #840,239

@previous (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)
lol

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 13 minutes later, 59 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #840,243

it's a prank to make people say jif
it is gif, like gift

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #840,247

It's both, you kankermongools.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 12 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #840,395

@previous (E)
It's jif. Thanks

Fuck Dogg joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #840,396

its gif you don't say 'Jraphics' --god-- ''jod''

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Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #840,431

You can lead a horse to water...but don't drink along side him if it's full of lead..

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 5 months later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,444

@840,396 (Fuck Dogg)
The 'P' in 'JPEG' stands for 'photographic', you don't say J-FEG do you? Silly argument.

It's jiff. Thanks.

Svet !jzYkdX7lIw joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 8 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,454

Confirmed for jif. The guy whom invented jifs said so.

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,456

@previous (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
This.

dw joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,459

It's gif like godverdomme

Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 24 seconds later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,460

@891,454 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw) If they rename them to .jif files, then I'll start saying it like that.

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Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,462

@previous (L)
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Anonymous I replied with this 8 years ago, 6 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,471

@previous (M)
> Fatal error User is not privileged. This incident will be reported.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,488

Hey, I remember this thread. Wow, I’ve known GIF was pronounced like Jiff’s peanut butter for 5 months now!

Anonymous M replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,505

@891,471 (I)

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 3 hours later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,539

I vehemently disagree.

Syntax joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 22 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,543

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)

Steve Wilhite, who is accepting a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards, told the NY Times how annoyed he was at the debate over the pronunciation of GIF: “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.'

For counter argument by someone who was totally out of the loop at invention tyme

https://gizmodo.com/the-creator-of-the-gif-says-its-pronounced-jif-he-is-509179289
All the arguments center on use of English and everyone No's English is a mess of crude of being bits n pieces of so many other messed up old languages

Anonymous G replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,549

@891,454 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)

> Confirmed for jif. The guy whom invented jifs said so.

True, my good man!

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FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 8 years ago, 32 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,566

@891,543 (Syntax)
He might have thought he was being clever at the time, but if he didn't put it in the specification then he has no right to complain 30 years later.

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 8 years ago, 4 minutes later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,570

@891,454 (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)

> Confirmed for jif. The guy whom invented jifs said so.

yeah well, he's right

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Anonymous G replied with this 8 years ago, 47 seconds later, 5 months after the original post[^] [v] #891,571

@891,543 (Syntax)

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> For counter argument by someone who was totally out of the loop at invention tyme
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> https://gizmodo.com/the-creator-of-the-gif-says-its-pronounced-jif-he-is-509179289
> All the arguments center on use of English and everyone No's English is a mess of crude of being bits n pieces of so many other messed up old languages

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