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Age old question. Is it pronounced "Gif" or "Jif"?

Stands for Graphics Interchange Format. That should be hard enough evidence right there. Hard "G" in Graphics, it's not Jraphics! so GIF is the logical choice right? Not Jif, we're not making peanut butter here.
Mamapolo2016 ยท F
Jraphics is the art of stretching your neck really really far.
ABCDEF7 ยท M
How do you pronounce "Gel", "Gist" and "G"?

There is no rule that an acronym should be pronounced the way first letter of the words in the phrase are.

It should not be any more point of debate when the creator himself tells, it is pronounced with soft g not hard.
BeefySenpie ยท M
You're wrong ๐Ÿ˜‰

https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html
Bushmanoz ยท 61-69, M
@BeefySenpie Exactly.. I will listen to the bloke who created it.
BeefySenpie ยท M
@Bushmanoz But keyboard warrior opinions are up there ๐Ÿคฃ
Bushmanoz ยท 61-69, M
@BeefySenpie Unusual hey.
Pretty sure the creator knows what he created.
wildbill83 ยท 41-45, M
This is JIF


This is GIF


case closed
Bushmanoz ยท 61-69, M
@wildbill83 You could not be more wrong if you tried
MasterLee ยท 56-60, M
Gif
PrincessVelvet ยท F
I always thought it was obvious and never needed a discussion.
CuddleFeesh ยท 31-35, M
@PrincessVelvet Apparently not. My sis is one of those ppl who refuses to call it right haha
Steve42 ยท 56-60, M
Jif is a peanut butter brand. Gif is a file type.
Bananaxx ยท 31-35
So jiff like in jiffy lube?
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Bushmanoz ยท 61-69, M
Wilhite
Wilhite receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Webby Awards and used his platform to make his declaration. โ€œIt's pronounced JIF, not GIF.โ€ Just like the peanut butter. โ€œThe Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,โ€ Wilhite told The New York Times.26 Feb 2020
Bushmanoz ยท 61-69, M
its Jif.. look it up
SW-User
It's pronounced Gwiff

 
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