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Old 22-04-2011, 06:44 PM #1
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Random thread, but how do y'all pronounce it, and what's the correct way of saying it, coz I have no idea, is it gif or jif :S
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how do you pronounce as in when you say it out loud

even more random but this has reminded me of

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And I'm fairly sure it's gif :L
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It stands for graphic interchange format.. so gif's right I reckon
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I say gif, but u can't trust me for obvious reasons. :''(
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It stands for graphic interchange format.. so gif's right I reckon
oh ok, thanks
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It sounds the same both ways ;o

Unless everyone pronouncing it 'gif' is saying it like gif-t but obviously without the t
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Gif.

I've NEVER thought about saying it as jif.

The letters most likely stand for something.
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I just realised I pronounce it 'jif'. Ooops.
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The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "G", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "gin". An alternative pronunciation uses a hard "G", /ˈɡɪf/, as in "graphics", reflecting the expanded acronym. Both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary[2] and the American Heritage Dictionary.[3]

According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.[4] This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program called CompuShow.[4]

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Silly American creators. If GIF stands for Graphic Interchange Format then the 'G' in that is a hard 'G'.
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