Current Events > Media got ahold of the improper Pronunciation of "Gif" and its over

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El Mexicano Texano 05/21/20 1:28:05 AM #51:	It's not that hard look at the word "gift" now remove the t and say it --- http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/5EMTwE/GFaqs/Houston.jpg <cite>El Mexicano Texano posted [p:939478124] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>It's not that hard look at the word "gift" now remove the t and say it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeeak4444 05/21/20 1:30:05 AM #52:	BlueMage279 posted... oh... you talk to that many people IRL about gifs? Seriously? I mean, its pretty damn normal. Do you not go to bars or anything? Most comes from girls and people who go clubbing downtown a lot but it happens plenty at bars. do you only socialize at work or something? Are you perhaps over the age of 45? --- Typical gameFAQers are "Complainers that always complain about those who complain about real legitimate complaints."-Joker_X <cite>Zeeak4444 posted [p:939478180] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>BlueMage279 posted... </cite> <quote>oh... you talk to that many people IRL about gifs? Seriously?</quote> I mean, its pretty damn normal. Do you not go to bars or anything? Most comes from girls and people who go clubbing downtown a lot but it happens plenty at bars. do you only socialize at work or something? Are you perhaps over the age of 45? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El Mexicano Texano 05/21/20 1:37:38 AM #53:	BlueMage279 posted... oh... you talk to that many people IRL about gifs? Seriously? You never told anyone the following? "Have you seen this meme? Have you seen that Insta post? That gram post? This YouTube video? This tiktok video? I saw this gif....I saw this YouTube video....I saw this tweet.....etc?" I find it odd you have never had this conversation with any friends, coworkers, relatives, etc.... --- http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/5EMTwE/GFaqs/Houston.jpg <cite>El Mexicano Texano posted [p:939478368] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>BlueMage279 posted... </cite> <quote>oh... you talk to that many people IRL about gifs? Seriously?</quote> You never told anyone the following? "Have you seen this meme? Have you seen that Insta post? That gram post? This YouTube video? This tiktok video? I saw this gif....I saw this YouTube video....I saw this tweet.....etc?" I find it odd you have never had this conversation with any friends, coworkers, relatives, etc.... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
QualmanIsBack 05/21/20 1:43:27 AM #54:	Zeeak4444 posted... I mean, its pretty damn normal. Do you not go to bars or anything? Most comes from girls and people who go clubbing downtown a lot but it happens plenty at bars. do you only socialize at work or something? Are you perhaps over the age of 45? Seriously? ClubsI am 33 and the only people I have ever talked to about gif/jifs are my nerdy high school/college friends. Everyone just talks about memes, doesn't matter if it is still image or a moving one. --- quazyqual <cite>QualmanIsBack posted [p:939478513] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Zeeak4444 posted... </cite> <quote>I mean, its pretty damn normal. Do you not go to bars or anything? Most comes from girls and people who go clubbing downtown a lot but it happens plenty at bars. do you only socialize at work or something? Are you perhaps over the age of 45?</quote> Seriously? ClubsI am 33 and the only people I have ever talked to about gif/jifs are my nerdy high school/college friends. Everyone just talks about memes, doesn't matter if it is still image or a moving one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CoolCly 05/21/20 2:36:00 AM #55:	don't look a gif horse in the mouth --- The batman villians all seem to be one big joke that batman refuses to laugh at - SantaRPG <cite>CoolCly posted [p:939479693] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>don't look a gif horse in the mouth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AlisLandale 05/21/20 2:40:54 AM #57:	jumi posted... The guy that invented it said it's pronounced "jif." That's good enough for me. And JK Rowling said wizards pooped on the floor. this is why appeal to authority is a bad argument ;P --- https://imgur.com/mptS9Qj <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:939479811] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>jumi posted... </cite> <quote>The guy that invented it said it's pronounced "jif." That's good enough for me.</quote> And JK Rowling said wizards pooped on the floor. this is why appeal to authority is a bad argument ;P </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Disengaged 05/21/20 2:56:44 AM #58:	coh posted... It's pronounced like gift you FUCKS. Why the FUCK would it be different from that? For fucking sake Because this is the litmus test to sort the unworthy, and toss them Into the sea of firewire, where they will wail and gnash their teeth. --- This is my signature. You read my signature. It sucked. <cite>Disengaged posted [p:939480121] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>coh posted... </cite> <quote>It's pronounced like gift you FUCKS. Why the FUCK would it be different from that? For fucking sake</quote> Because this is the litmus test to sort the unworthy, and toss them Into the sea of firewire, where they will wail and gnash their teeth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CTrunks 05/21/20 3:06:01 AM #59:	Ah, I'm suddenly reminded of "Keeping Up Appearances". "How's it going, Mrs Bucket?" "It's pronounced 'bouquet'!" I pronounce it GIF, for the record. 'Jif' is clearly shorthand for 'jiffy', as in "I'll get it done in a jiffy." --- "No thanks. Anything that begins with you whispering, always ends with other people shouting." <cite>CTrunks posted [p:939480298] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Ah, I'm suddenly reminded of "Keeping Up Appearances". "How's it going, Mrs Bucket?" "It's pronounced 'bouquet'!" I pronounce it GIF, for the record. 'Jif' is clearly shorthand for 'jiffy', as in "I'll get it done in a jiffy." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giblet_Enjoyer 05/21/20 3:31:57 AM #60:	"""Arguments""" for jif: appeal to authority Arguments for gif: common sense, good-natured sensibilities, big dickedness Case closed, everyone fuck off --- He which make friends with scorpion, soon come to find out what a scorpion does - they bite people with its tail --ancient Chinese proverb <cite>Giblet_Enjoyer posted [p:939480758] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>"""Arguments""" for jif: appeal to authority Arguments for gif: common sense, good-natured sensibilities, big dickedness Case closed, everyone fuck off </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Purple_Cheetah 05/21/20 3:56:22 AM #61:	I will all ways refer to it as hard, such as 'gif me a break' or 'oh, what a nice gif(t)' For the same reason I refer to png as 'pehng' and pdf as 'pehdph' anarchy I also refer to lasagna as lah-sag-nah and bologna as boh-log-na <cite>Purple_Cheetah posted [p:939481183] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>I will all ways refer to it as hard, such as 'gif me a break' or 'oh, what a nice gif(t)' For the same reason I refer to png as 'pehng' and pdf as 'pehdph' anarchy I also refer to lasagna as lah-sag-nah and bologna as boh-log-na </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Isiah Zombie 05/21/20 4:49:58 AM #62:	Guys it not GIF, its GIF <cite>Isiah Zombie posted [p:939482108] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Guys it not GIF, its GIF </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jumi 05/21/20 4:56:15 AM #63:	The Chad "jif" pronunciation vs. the virgin "gif" pronunciation. --- XBL Gamertag: Rob Thorsman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robertvsilvers <cite>jumi posted [p:939482202] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>The Chad "jif" pronunciation vs. the virgin "gif" pronunciation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 05/21/20 10:13:41 AM #64:	Most of the population calls it gif like gift. The purpose of language is to communicate and be on the same page as other people. Words evolve beyond author intent. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:939488585] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Most of the population calls it gif like gift. The purpose of language is to communicate and be on the same page as other people. Words evolve beyond author intent. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 05/21/20 10:38:21 AM #65:	Squall28 posted... Most of the population calls it gif like gift. The purpose of language is to communicate and be on the same page as other people. Words evolve beyond author intent. I correct everyone I meet and so far no one has been 1% of a turd in real life about it as people are on the internet --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:939489412] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>Most of the population calls it gif like gift. The purpose of language is to communicate and be on the same page as other people. Words evolve beyond author intent.</quote> I correct everyone I meet and so far no one has been 1% of a turd in real life about it as people are on the internet </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 05/21/20 10:41:31 AM #66:	SwayM posted... I correct everyone I meet and so far no one has been 1% of a turd in real life about it as people are on the internet Because people are not as confrontational irl, and probably went along with it to get you off their case. They probably continued pronouncing it like gift the minute you left. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:939489525] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted... </cite> <quote>I correct everyone I meet and so far no one has been 1% of a turd in real life about it as people are on the internet</quote> Because people are not as confrontational irl, and probably went along with it to get you off their case. They probably continued pronouncing it like gift the minute you left. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lorenzo_2003 05/21/20 10:47:27 AM #67:	Meh, I used to get annoyed and argue about pronunciations, spellings and such years ago, then people started popularizing that words can have any meaning you want them to have, that they change when we want them to change, that proper spelling is privileged and racist, that no one has a monopoly on language, and that only grammar Nazis care anyway. Hell, Im looking at dictionary.com and they added in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually as one of the definitions for literally. Now if that isnt a good example of the futility of it all, then I dont know what is. --- ... <cite>Lorenzo_2003 posted [p:939489736] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Meh, I used to get annoyed and argue about pronunciations, spellings and such years ago, then people started popularizing that words can have any meaning you want them to have, that they change when we want them to change, that proper spelling is privileged and racist, that no one has a monopoly on language, and that only grammar Nazis care anyway. Hell, Im looking at dictionary.com and they added in effect; in substance; very nearly; virtually as one of the definitions for literally. Now if that isnt a good example of the futility of it all, then I dont know what is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sktgamer_13dude 05/21/20 10:50:43 AM #68:	JIF is a peanut butter brand. --- https://imgur.com/jWVrg9U https://imgur.com/g2efUtT https://imgur.com/5dOwhaP https://imgur.com/LVdqu8J Go Cougs and M's #DI4B <cite>sktgamer_13dude posted [p:939489857] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>JIF is a peanut butter brand. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 05/21/20 11:02:00 AM #69:	Squall28 posted... Because people are not as confrontational irl, and probably went along with it to get you off their case. They probably continued pronouncing it like gift the minute you left. Again, not 1% of the turd as internet folk like this. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:939490234] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>Because people are not as confrontational irl, and probably went along with it to get you off their case. They probably continued pronouncing it like gift the minute you left.</quote> Again, not 1% of the turd as internet folk like this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/21/20 11:09:32 AM #70:	psst you're the one doing the thing you're decrying --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! fluffy-butt fluffy-butt oh fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy-butt pop bum-bum-bum-bum <cite>Medussa posted [p:939490521] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>psst you're the one doing the thing you're decrying </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Oatcakes 05/21/20 11:34:25 AM #71:	SwayM posted... You think gif and gift dont sound the same? CE really loves to find the worst argument in any topic dont they. I don't, because they don't. Do you not pronounce the letter "T"? --- F.C. Stokalona https://imgur.com/CJ0dPBq <cite>Oatcakes posted [p:939491458] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted...</cite> <quote> You think gif and gift dont sound the same? CE really loves to find the worst argument in any topic dont they. </quote> I don't, because they don't. Do you not pronounce the letter "T"?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 05/21/20 11:38:13 AM #72:	Oatcakes posted... I don't, because they don't. Do you not pronounce the letter "T"? Im creating a list of dumb shit that CE says congrats. You made the list. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:939491610] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Oatcakes posted... </cite> <quote>I don't, because they don't. Do you not pronounce the letter "T"?</quote> Im creating a list of dumb shit that CE says congrats. You made the list. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Oatcakes 05/21/20 11:38:53 AM #73:	That didn't answer the question --- F.C. Stokalona https://imgur.com/CJ0dPBq <cite>Oatcakes posted [p:939491639] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>That didn't answer the question</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 05/21/20 11:40:18 AM #74:	Oh was I not clear? Im not participating in this idiotic discussion anymore whether gif or gift sounds extremely similar. --- https://imgur.com/Fbusl2a <cite>SwayM posted [p:939491696] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Oh was I not clear? Im not participating in this idiotic discussion anymore whether gif or gift sounds extremely similar. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Oatcakes 05/21/20 11:41:44 AM #75:	Yet here you are, the guy who started it, still wading in. --- F.C. Stokalona https://imgur.com/CJ0dPBq <cite>Oatcakes posted [p:939491751] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>Yet here you are, the guy who started it, still wading in.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
greencheek 05/21/20 11:57:21 AM #76:	circumcision <cite>greencheek posted [p:939492322] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>circumcision </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 05/21/20 11:57:34 AM #77:	sktgamer_13dude posted... JIF is a peanut butter brand. https://youtu.be/xECUrlnXCqk --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:939492332] in Media got ... [t:78706675]...</cite> <quote>sktgamer_13dude posted...</cite> <quote>JIF is a peanut butter brand. </quote> https://youtu.be/xECUrlnXCqk</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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