• NessD
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    178 months ago

    Gif as in gift. Anything else is nonsense!

    • @[email protected]
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      48 months ago

      Ever seen a geriatric geologist named George at the gym? How about a giant ginger giraffe drunk on gin. What about a genderless genealogist cutting generic gems?

      • @[email protected]
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        28 months ago

        Sure, but JIF is a different file format, so pronouncing it as “jif” just creates overlap.

        Also every single one of those G’s should be replaced with the letter J; English needs spelling reform.

        • @[email protected]
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          18 months ago

          Also also, GIF stands for Graphical Interchange Format, and that’s definitely a G sound.

          By the way, the format can’t die soon enough. PNG and video formats are more compact and better quality too. Time to bury this zombie.

      • NessD
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        08 months ago

        Combinations of letters before and after change the pronunciation of certain parts of a word. None of your words have “gif” pronounced a “jif”. If you have one, tell me. I’m seriously curious if there is a word. As of now the only reference I have is “gift” with a hard g.