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The guy that invented the GIF said it is pronounced Jif. And of course that is a common pronunciation for “gi” words, like gin, giraffe, ginger, giant, ginseng, and so on.

And before you say “but the g stands for graphics” tell me about what the p in MPEG stands for.

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nueonetwo@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
I’m just gonna continue pronouncing it whatever way the person I’m speaking to gets annoyed by.

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Decimit@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Gig Git Girl Gibbon Gift Gill Giddy Gigahertz Gimmick Gizzard

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- derf82@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  And none of that changes the “ji” is a common pronunciation of gi. Sure, go is the hard g, but y’all act like gif is the only word with the soft g.
  
  The true stupid move is demanding that there is only one pronunciation. Like many worlds with variations, both are acceptable.
  
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  - can@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    Exactly. It’s pronounced both ways
    
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- Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  Yiff😳
  
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CarlsIII@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Ok but like, pronouncing it like jif is dumb

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- derf82@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  I think the hard g sounds harsh and I hate it.
  
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SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Do I look like I know what mpeg is? I just want a video of a got dang hot dog!

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CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
I don’t care what the creator says. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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