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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.
Jraphics is the art of stretching your neck really really far.
ABCDEF7 · 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.
You're wrong 😉

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


This is GIF


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

 
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