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lucky760says...

GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

Very interesting and looks like a fun challenge, though I kind of wish they'd breakdown each of their respective paths, page by page, just to satisfy my curiosity.

lucky760says...

>> ^brycewi19:

>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!


Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.

They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."

KnivesOutsays...

Well, I know I'm going to call them gay-pegs from now on.

What about pangees? How do you pronounce them?>> ^lucky760:

>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.
They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."

jimnmssays...

>> ^lucky760:

>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.
They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format#Pronunciation

According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.

grintersays...

>> ^jimnms:

>> ^lucky760:
>> ^brycewi19:
>> ^lucky760:
GIF isn't pronounced JIF, dummy-heads!

I know! I always have been pronouncing it with a hard "G", not a soft "G". If it were meant to be pronounced with a soft "G" then it would be spelled with a "J"!

Exactly. It's not called the Jraphics Interchange Format.
They'd probably also call that other image format "gay-pegs."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Interchange_Format#Pronunciation

According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.



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