gif or gif
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- flashbender
Made me chuckle that someone took the time to make this.
The GIF file format is a ubiquity among web developers, but its pronounciation differs greatly. Some pronounce it as "GIF", while others pronounce it as "JIF" (like the peanut butter). Tell us how you pronounce it!
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http://www.giforgif.com
- moldero0
its "hif" in spanish
- jamble0
If it was Jif, it would be .jif
- jamble0
Also, who gives a flying fuck.
- scarabin_net0
the g is silent
- duckofrubber0
GIF, FFS!!!!!!!!
This ain't no Peanut Butter Time, got it???!!!???!!!?!!@$@#%%
- stewart0
pee 'n gee
or
píng
- hans_glib0
jaypeg
or
jaypeegee- JAY PEGsection_014
- i say j-peg7point34
- there are both though .jpg and .jpegversion3
- jamble0
If it was ping, it would be .píng
- 7point340
tomayto
or
tomahto ?
- stewart0
gray or grey
- benfal990
or
- Frosty_spl0
ass or arse
- defstro0
Sayeth the mighty Wiki:
The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "g", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "George". However, many people pronounce GIF with a hard "G", as in a 'gift' IPA: /ˈɡɪf/,[citation needed] reflecting the way it is pronounced in its own acronym (Graphics Interchange Format). According to the creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, the pronunciation deliberately echoes that of an American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.[citation needed] This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program called CompuShow.[2] Both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary[3] and the American Heritage Dictionary.[4]
- juhls0
Thank god most people chose "GIF"
- SteveJobs0
anyone who pronounces it 'jif' should name their kids gay, or gayson.
- WeLoveNoise0
gay or ghey
- skt0
while we are on the subject, it is S. W. F. not swif. you sound like a mop advert you cunt.