The inventor of the Gif settled this debate years ago. Spoiler alert

Feb 27, 2020
8:49:36am

OceanMang All-American

It's Gif with a soft G, sounding like Jif.

It's settled! Creator tells us how to pronounce 'GIF' - CNN

We can't settle iPhone vs. Android or "Star Wars" vs. "Star Trek" for you. But another geek debate was put to rest Tuesday. GIF is pronounced "Jif."

https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html

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Jif Peanut Butter will teach you how to pronounce 'GIF'...

TheLost

2/27/20 8:44am

Saying the word "graphics" will also teach you how to pronounce GIF

cougarmeister

2/27/20 8:48am

RE: Saying the word "graphics" will also teach you how to pronounce GIF

Cougar-Duck

2/27/20 9:33am

Pronunciation of components in an acronym is irrelevant

Gustav

2/27/20 10:00am

The inventor of the Gif settled this debate years ago. Spoiler alert

OceanMang

2/27/20 8:49am

Yes. We know. Still not going to say it that way. Sounds stupid

LiveCoug

2/27/20 8:51am

Sounds dumber with a hard G. Jiff is already a word. Doesn't sound weird.

Gustav

2/27/20 10:04am

He's an idiot. If gif stood for "giraffics interchange format", that would be

StarMan

2/27/20 8:56am

pedant here. I die before I say "jiff" but we don't port over the sound from a word into the acronym.

shimmy

2/27/20 9:01am

Sure we do: JPG is "Jay-peg" EXE is "Ecksee", TIF is "Tiff"

cougarmeister

2/27/20 9:07am

That isn't what I'm saying. We don't pronounce the letter in the acronym based on the sound of that letter in the word

shimmy

2/27/20 9:16am

WAIT. People say "ecksee?"

Cougarrr

2/27/20 10:38am

Nothing to see here. I'm a hack haha

mikecito

2/27/20 10:41am

Don’t shoot the messenger. If the COJCOLDS can dictate how their name

OceanMang

2/27/20 9:01am

well...........not quite, the church didn't correct a mispronunciation, they

StarMan

2/27/20 9:10am

the inventor of the keyboard wanted to call it an alphabet clicker.

shimmy

2/27/20 8:56am

To be honest, I'd actually be down for that name

LiveCoug

2/27/20 8:58am

Yeah, that’s actually pretty cool.

Jay Rick

2/27/20 9:29am

"Ah man! I spilled coffee all over my alphabet clicker again!"

4th and Niner

2/27/20 9:30am

*bean brew

LiveCoug

2/27/20 9:36am

yes. the debate is so settled no one has argued about it since.

v1k0u6

2/27/20 9:29am

Spoiler alert: He is wrong. Him inventing the format is irrelevant.

BYUtka

2/27/20 9:31am

This. He's a computer nerd, not a linguist.

fredgarvin

2/27/20 9:35am

Pea brain, the word "graphics" which the G stands for is a hard G. Not "jif".

Mitty

2/28/20 11:01am

Which is why I say JPHEG. People look at me weird but it's correct. Right?

mikecito

2/28/20 11:32am

That works only if the H were part of the acronym

Cougarrr

2/28/20 12:31pm

Ok then laser and scuba should be said lasser and skubba

mikecito

2/28/20 12:47pm

There are exceptions to these "rules" Gif with a hard G is a great example.

Cougarrr

2/28/20 1:53pm

The spelling of the acronym is the only thing that matters. AIDS is pronounced

Jay Rick

2/28/20 2:48pm

I'll assume the thumbs down is due to peanut allergies ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

TheLost

2/27/20 8:52am

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BYUHawk

2/27/20 9:11am

Here is a good explanation

cougsnhoosiers

2/27/20 9:27am

This is a great explanation.

theOnceler

2/27/20 10:04am

I don't understand why more people don't get this at least instinctually

Gustav

2/27/20 10:11am

For every 'gym' & 'giraffe' there's a 'gift' 'gill' and 'girl'

BigTex

2/27/20 10:14am

"Gift" is the clearest comparison. Why would you say "gift" and then "jif"?

fredgarvin

2/27/20 10:17am

An additional letter changes pronunciation. See: mat and mate.

Gustav

2/27/20 10:19am

Vowel sounds are different.

BYUtka

2/27/20 10:21am

Okay, how do you pronounce gin? And why?

Gustav

2/27/20 10:26am

I don't say the word "gin," because alcohol and face cards are bad. Avoid the

fredgarvin

2/27/20 10:33am

Did you watch the video? There factually are not

Gustav

2/27/20 10:17am

That guy clearly has no friends, and has never been given a gift.

fredgarvin

2/27/20 10:18am

To the video dude: It's not a word, dingus. It's an acronym that evolved to a word. It's a hard G. IT IS AN EXCEPTION

Cougarrr

2/27/20 10:28am

He covers acronyms at the 2:00 mark.

Kugmo

2/27/20 10:40am

I hate watching youtube videos of just some dude talking the whole time

robin

2/27/20 11:11am

It's interesting how the git (hard g) in that video can be so confident about...

Homercles

2/28/20 9:48am

RE: Jif Peanut Butter will teach you how to pronounce 'GIF'...

BigTex

2/27/20 9:29am

Maybe I will get one for my jirlfriend. She will think it is a jreat jift. *SMH*

BYUtka

2/27/20 9:29am

One pronunciation sounds cool and the other sounds lame. We should use the one

Jay Rick

2/27/20 9:30am

IMHO... here is an animated GIF that is the only correct answer..

TheLost

2/27/20 9:40am

I interpreted this opposite of you. They are saying pronounce it the same way as

BYUHawk

2/27/20 9:47am

The problem is, there isn't a hard and fast rule for Gi...

cougaman

2/27/20 9:55am

If the inventor wants to call it Jif then we call it Jif..pronounce Chile

It's settled! Creator tells us how to pronounce 'GIF' - CNN

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