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[stufte]

Next he takes away our juns.

I must admit, I chortled. Juffawed even...

 

[superpickleman]

Who are we?
#TeamGIF!
Who are we gonna beat?
#TeamGIF!

 

[IamMattFox]

Sorry, Gif creator. You were wrong when you first said it aloud and are still wrong now.

 

[nomis]

The creator of Star Wars has a lot of opinions about it that are completely wrong. Like I give a fuck what the creator of the Gif thinks. It's out of his hands now.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

In your face, Tested's Will Smith. IN YOUR FUCKING FACE!

The English language is a challenge for Will Smith.

 

[MIMIC]

lol, so many people posted within seconds of one another.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

It'll always be "jif" to me, damnit!

That's okay, so long as you understand that you will always be wrong.

 

[CreepingFear]

Didn't the people who came up with the .gif pronounce it as jif. Jif is the one true way.

Yes. Everyone else is on the wrong side of history. They are like creationists.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

With one of them, you have to use a different letter ("J") to convey what you think the pronunciation is.

It's GIF. Hard G.

 

[SeroTyler]

If the creator of GIF pronounces it as Jif, that's good enough for me.

After being a fan of Star Wars, I've learned that FUCK WHAT THE CREATOR OF SOMETHING HAS TO SAY, IT AIN'T JRAPHICS!

 

[Almighty]

Hard G for life. Pronouncing it the other way just sounds so wrong.

 

[JJDinomite]

You are all pathetic, sub-human scum. It's a soft g. And you know it. No law can change what is natural.

 

[dejay]

Hard G mother fuckers.

 

[Majine]

It's not called "Jraphics".

Get bent, Soft G people.

 

[BomberMouse]

Hard G for me.

This is the only part of the english language that sucks, the pronunciation is so fucking inconsistent.

 

[MisterHero]

Holy hell I mixed my soft-g and hard-g definitions. In that case, Obama is right. I'm still right about JIF speakers still being losers, however.

 

[Heel]

In your face, Tested's Will Smith. IN YOUR FUCKING FACE!

lol first person I thought of. Game over, Will!

 

[Lijik]

lol first person I thought of. Game over, Will!

Dont you mean Jame over

 

[Anteo]

Is there any part of the web where I can hear both pronunciations? I'm confused.

 

[GusBus]

GIF'r for life. Props to the prez.

 

[JJDinomite]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G

In the Latin-based orthographies of many European languages (including English), a distinction between hard and soft ⟨g⟩ occurs in which ⟨g⟩ represents two distinct phonemes. The sound of a hard ⟨g⟩ (which often precedes the non-front vowels ⟨a o u&#10217 is usually [ɡ] (as in go) while the sound of a soft ⟨g⟩ (typically before ⟨i e y&#10217, depending on language, may be a fricative or affricate. In English, the sound of soft ⟨g⟩ is /dʒ/ (as in gif).

 

[Davidion]

Hard Gs are for soft bitches.

 

[Delicious Waffles]

That's okay, so long as you understand that you will always be wrong.

Fine by me, bro. Fine by me.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Gif motherfuckers!!!!

Oh wait, that doesn't really make it clear how I'm saying it.

HARD G

 

[Anteo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G

I was there, I still want sound =/

 

[cloudwalking]

I GIFed a gigantic genius giraffe drinking genuine gin, if you get my gist.

 

[ffdgh]

Good to know but I'll be sticking with the peanut butter pronounciation.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Remember this day gentlemen. It shall live forever.

 

[Cyan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G

Ahahaha. Which one of you did that?

 

[LuffyZoro]

Dont you mean Jame over

I actually laughed.

Spoiler

Hard G is the only way

 

[stufte]

I GIFed a gigantic genius giraffe drinking genuine gin, if you get my gist.

I Googled GIF and got grounded. Great job, geek.

 

[Jean Valjean]

Soft G is for soft moslem atheist communist people who hate our freedom and have a pact with the Devil.

Hard G is for hard-working TRUE PATRIOTIC Americans, fuck yeah!

 

[Blair]

I honestly did not know this was a debate. Maybe because in the UK most people associate 'jif' with some old cleaning brand (they changed to Cif a while ago)

 

[MisterHero]

Remember this day gentlemen. It shall live forever.

I'll give the other side the benefit of the propose a compromise.

Let's discuss new legislation at the garage by the gorge.

 

[jwk94]

Hard G? So it's jif right?

 

[MIMIC]

OK, I typed "GIF" into m-w.com. If they say it with a hard G, I'm gonna cry

*clicks 'listen'*

Fake edit: WTF. Can anyone even make that shit out? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gif

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Wait I don't get it. I always called it jif like Jiffy Lube of Jif peanut butter. Is this telling me its actually gif as in gift without the T???

 

[Macmanus]

It's clearly GIF as in Graphics, not JIF as in Jraphics (Giraffe-ics?).

Jraphic Park

 

[LuffyZoro]

Wait I don't get it. I always called it jif like Jiffy Lube of Jif peanut butter. Is this telling me its actually gif as in gift without the T???

Yes.

 

[TCRS]

His team is very media savvy, got to give them credit for that. I just hope Obama or Biden never tries to use an internet meme in RL.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Yes.

That's completely fucking stupid. I will continue to call it jif.

 

[BLACKLAC]

There was a debate over this? With who? Russia?

 

[stufte]

That's completely fucking stupid. I will continue to call it jif.

Giffy Lube would like their Gif peanut butter back.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

I honestly did not know this was a debate. Maybe because in the UK most people associate 'jif' with some old cleaning brand (they changed to Cif a while ago)

I still refuse to acknowledge this.

Not that I buy jif anyway.

 

[cloudwalking]

I Googled GIF and got grounded. Great job, geek.

Must have stumbled upon the Germanic gerbil gestation GIFs

 

[Koodo]

Wait I don't get it. I always called it jif like Jiffy Lube of Jif peanut butter. Is this telling me its actually gif as in gift without the T???

GIFs are like digital gifts. They should be pronounced as such.

 

[Anoregon]

The creator of the .GIF is bad at language. His pronunciation is incorrect. Hard G for lyfe.

 

[cloudwalking]

GIFs are like digital gifts. They should be pronounced as such.

I do like this reasoning

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

That G is so hard, I can feel it.

 

[weekend_warrior]

Gee-Eye-Effs.