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smoliske
10/10/18 5:12:21 PM
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Which one? - Results (38 votes)
Gif (enunciated like gift without the t)
63.16% (24 votes)
24
Jif (just like the peanut butter)
36.84% (14 votes)
14
I personally side with the creator of the GIF, Steve Wilhite, pronouncing it Jif.
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Dead_jukester
10/10/18 5:13:40 PM
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Gimmy
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Reis
10/10/18 5:14:07 PM
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jeef
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divot1338
10/10/18 5:15:37 PM
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G as in graphical as in Graphical Image Format.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/10/18 5:17:04 PM
#5:


Hard g. The creator juy jot it wronj.
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ne14a6t9r
10/10/18 5:17:37 PM
#6:


When have creators ever been correct? Gif(t) for me.
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Tyranthraxus
10/10/18 5:19:22 PM
#7:


Exactly equal to 1
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KnightofShikari
10/10/18 5:19:32 PM
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how do people pronounce scuba? if you're following "hard G because graphical is a hard g" then should that not apply as well to scuba? what about laser?
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divot1338
10/10/18 5:21:34 PM
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KnightofShikari posted...
how do people pronounce scuba? if you're following "hard G because graphical is a hard g" then should that not apply as well to scuba? what about laser?

with an ess and ell sound respectively.

duh
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Tenmyouji
10/10/18 5:21:59 PM
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PreacherBeelze
10/10/18 5:23:44 PM
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According to the creator its jif

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10072420/Creator-of-the-GIF-says-it-is-pronounced-Jif.html

He made it, Ill take his word.
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MabusIncarnate
10/10/18 5:24:56 PM
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I love the argument that it starts with a G so having a J sound is absurd. It's almost like words like giraffe, gene, gym, gender, gem are all being pronounced wrong with this logic, right?
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Turbam
10/10/18 5:25:19 PM
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Geef
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/10/18 5:27:07 PM
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PreacherBeelze posted...
According to the creator it?s jif

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10072420/Creator-of-the-GIF-says-it-is-pronounced-Jif.html

He made it, I?ll take his word.


I'm gonna make a word now... Splaaaargnstlerglg. Since I made it, I get to decide how it is pronounced. I declare that it is pronounced "donald trump"
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DevsBro
10/10/18 5:28:42 PM
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divot1338 posted...
G as in graphical as in Graphical Image Format.

On that note, I always wondered why they named the format after those long-necked african animals.
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mustachedmystic
10/10/18 5:29:03 PM
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Nerd fight!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAvStT8BIPw" data-time="

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KookyCouture
10/10/18 5:36:47 PM
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Geof
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Tyranthraxus
10/10/18 5:39:52 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
PreacherBeelze posted...
According to the creator it?s jif

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10072420/Creator-of-the-GIF-says-it-is-pronounced-Jif.html

He made it, I?ll take his word.


I'm gonna make a word now... Splaaaargnstlerglg. Since I made it, I get to decide how it is pronounced. I declare that it is pronounced "donald trump"

Less ridiculous example:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti is pronounced like "Fish"
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