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It's an acronym, people! Say it right:
"Gee" "Eye" "Eff"
...or impress us all with your knowledge: Graphics Interchange Format.
Make CompuServe proud.
If it's an acronym it wouldn't be pronounced like that, that would be an initialism.
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NASA, not NAySA, SCUBA, not SCUBbA, LASER, not LASsER. Many such cases.
ATM is not an acronym, though, just an initialism, so the letters are pronounced individually.
It's ireelevant anyway since the english pronounciation is so inconsistent.
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Given that there’s also a .jif format, the J pronunciation makes even less sense.
.jif was named to follow .gif.
Its also .jfif to be accurate, and no one really used .jif or .jfif.
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That would just confirm my suspicion that God is a moron.
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The "G" stands for "Graphics". Why would anybody pronounce it "jif"?
How do you pronounce CD?
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That would just confirm my suspicion that God is a moron.
You understand it actually is pronounced jif right?
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id vibe with jayfeg if it meant everyone pronounces gif correctly
We already pronounce it correctly.
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How do you pronounce CD?
Cee-Deez nutz
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Cee-Deez nutz
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⢼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠀⠸⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣶⣶⣦⣶⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⠶⠒⠒⠶⣤⣄⣀⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡼⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ -
Because at the origin of the format, "choosy graphic designers choose .GIF". Which is a direct reference to JIF, the brand of peanut butter, and their tagline.
The pronunciation of an acronym often has little to nothing to do with the words themselves they represent, and more to do with the acronym itself as though it were a word.
If you pronounce gif based on the word itself, it would clearly have a hard "G". I don't think it's decided by the creator anymore then by the words making up the acronym either.
Imo, word pronunciation and meaning depends on whatever "takes" in society. Most just say it like it would sound, the creators pronunciation clearly lost.
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If you pronounce gif based on the word itself, it would clearly have a hard "G". I don't think it's decided by the creator anymore then by the words making up the acronym either.
Imo, word pronunciation and meaning depends on whatever "takes" in society. Most just say it like it would sound, the creators pronunciation clearly lost.
I don't think it's decided by the creator anymore then by the words making up the acronym either.
I mean, they got to name it... How it sounds is part of that...
Most just say it like it would sound, the creators pronunciation clearly lost.
How long have people been talking about how to pronounce gif?
I don't think there are any winners or losers here.
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All initialisms are acronyms
From that link:
The word acronym typically applies when the resulting thing can be read as a word; for example, radar comes from "radio detection and ranging" and scuba comes from "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus." The word initialism only applies when the resulting thing is read as an abbreviation; for example DIY, which comes from "do it yourself," is pronounced by saying the names of the letters.
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You understand it actually is pronounced jif right?
it's pronounced jod right
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From that link:
The word acronym typically applies when the resulting thing can be read as a word; for example, radar comes from "radio detection and ranging" and scuba comes from "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus." The word initialism only applies when the resulting thing is read as an abbreviation; for example DIY, which comes from "do it yourself," is pronounced by saying the names of the letters.
Right, typically, not exclusively.
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What about this fucking radio station in Germany?:
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How do you pronounce CD?
KD - Kompact Disc
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Yes, but how would Jod pronounce PNG?
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I loved Idea Channel.
Here’s an idea: bring back Idea Channel
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Yes, but how would Jod pronounce PNG?
Pee en jee
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I don't think it's decided by the creator anymore then by the words making up the acronym either.
I mean, they got to name it... How it sounds is part of that...
Most just say it like it would sound, the creators pronunciation clearly lost.
How long have people been talking about how to pronounce gif?
I don't think there are any winners or losers here.
I mean, they got to name it... How it sounds is part of that
How it sounds is a lot more related to basic prononciation rules then the arbitrary whims of the inventor.
In this case, he chose to name it GIF which is, believe it or not, pronounced gif in the English language. If he wanted to have it sound like jif, he should have named it JIF.
Not to say that we don't sometimes disregard the rules for certain words. Ultimately a words meaning and prononciation is collectively decided through usage. I think collectively, we have chosen to ignore the creators lack of basic linguistic skills and prononce the word how it's written.
