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[maquiladora]

Bean
Bump
ExZee
Eyenee
Squirrel

Beans?

 

[Uhyve]

Pronounce character. Pronounce variable. Shorten those. Neither of those sound like "Charlie." So stop that mess with the inappropriate pronunciation of the abbreviated term.

As opposed to the GIF/JIF debate (G as in graphics), this one at least makes sense to me, though I won't be changing my ways any time soon. Saying "car" instead of "char" would feel weird.

I see alot of folks pronounce bmp as B-M-P, am I weird for just always saying bitmap? I know it's not spelt like that, but it seems so much easier to say (two syllables compared to three).

Edit:

no it's not, char is short for character and the 'char' is character is pronounced as care.

Wait, people pronounce "character" as care-actor?

 

[Zeliard]

It's always been gif with a hard g, despite what anyone wants to believe (including the "creator"), much like it's always been giblets with a hard g.

If you pronounce either gif or giblet with a soft g - let alone both - you are clearly some kind of mutant.

 

[subrock]

I'd like to see what evidence they based this on. (Hint: it was based on opinion, just like this duscussion)

#teamgif

(Pronounced jiff)

 

[TheKaeptain]

And fish is spelt "ghoti", go figure.

Check out George Bernard Shaw's Gaf account.

 

[inm8num2]

I always said GIF, not JIF. I was right!

 

[empty vessel]

Some people think "GIF" should be pronounced "JIF," and some people think it should be pronounced "GIF." There's apparently a raging debate on the subject.

Subtle. I like it.

 

[J.W.Crazy]

This isn't even worth talking about. Hard G is what the majority say. The White House should quit wasting time and start focusing on important things like piezo. How am I suppose to say that?

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Obama's America.

you can revert the creators intention just by being apart of the White House.

 

[Fantastical]

Will Smith after hearing this news.

 

[LordCanti]

This isn't even worth talking about. Hard G is what the majority say. The White House should quit wasting time and start focusing on important things like piezo. How am I suppose to say that?

Pie Zo

 

[J.W.Crazy]

Pie Zo

I've heard Pee Zo, Pee A Zo, Pie A Zo, Pee Et Zo, Pie Et Zo, and more. I say Pie Zo myself.

 

[Jintor]

NeoJAF, lolol

 

[AnathemicOne]

As opposed to the GIF/JIF debate (G as in graphics), this one at least makes sense to me, though I won't be changing my ways any time soon. Saying "car" instead of "char" would feel weird.

I see alot of folks pronounce bmp as B-M-P, am I weird for just always saying bitmap? I know it's not spelt like that, but it seems so much easier to say (two syllables compared to three).

Edit:

Wait, people pronounce "character" as care-actor?

Uh yeah? People prounounce "character" as car-actor?

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

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

Yup anyone that disagrees wears pantys on their head

 

[PolishQ]

Let's put it this way. How do you pronounce "gift"? Now drop the t.

 

[A Human Becoming]

I've been saying "JIF" all my life. The transition to hard G will be difficult.

 

[Angry Puppy]

ill just stay correct and pronounce it jif

 

[Zaptruder]

Hard G is for men.

Soft G is for inhuman monsters with a cognitive affliction.

 

[Demon Ice]

Of course it's a hard G, we're not talking about peanut butter here.

 

[relaxor]

.sogif

 

[Uhyve]

Uh yeah? People prounounce "character" as car-actor?

Guess it's an accent thing? I'm English, so yeah, for me, it's car-actor. Though maybe more like ca-racter.

If I say care-actor out loud, it sounds like I'm doing a bad Australian accent.

 

[BadAss2961]

Creator calls it jif, i'mma call it jif.

jif>gif.

 

[BeEatNU]

Hard G or GTFO

*yeah boi*

GGGGGGGGGGGGG IF

 

[hirokazu]

Jif is a cleaning product!

 

[stufte]

Jif is a cleaning product!

I didn't know peanut butter had cleansing properties.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm really confused

It's pronounced "Jif"

This thread is the first time I ever even heard of the possibility that it could be called "jif". It sounds so wrong.

Hard G it is.

 

[Rebel Leader]

Creator calls it jif, i'mma call it jif.

jif>gif.

I don't see the nyu over the G which changes G into J

 

[DietRob]

I just saw this.

IT'S NOT LIKE THE PEANUT BUTTER.
Suck it haters, get it stuck on the roof of your mouth.

Hard G, as in Gangsta as fuck.
Thanks Bams.

Also perfect thread title Cyan.

 

[Zaptruder]

Creator calls it jif, i'mma call it jif.

jif>gif.

Creator has a severe mental affliction. All you're doing is making fun of him by perpetuating his mistakes.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Of course, seems silly to pronounce it with a "j"

 

[raebodep]

Well, I'd never vote for him now. Jiff4lyfe

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Creator calls it jif, i'mma call it jif.

jif>gif.

The creator of all things calls it GIF (Hard G)

 

[MilkLizard]

I really like your president

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Beans?

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

I say NeoJaf now because of this debate.

I'm not even kidding.

 

[trinest]

I call PNG ping.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

I've been pronouncing it NeoJAF since forever.

Hate more.

So you call gaming 'jaming', is that what you're saying?

You're a monster. I'm glad this has government support and I say people saying JIF need to be re-educated.

 

[Rayis]

OF course, jif sounds ridiculous and reminds me of furry porn

 

[140.85]

It stands for Graphics Interchange Format, not Jraphics, people.

I really don't give a shit what Steve Wilhite said, he mis-pronounced his own damn creation.

 

[TheNatural]

It's JIF. Don't care if it's 'mispronounced', no one calls a fucking giraffe a "GRR-raff." Letter means nothing.

 

[Sub_Level]

I'm really confused

It's pronounced "Jif"

On the contrary, it's pronounced gif. As in how it's spelled.

 

[TheNatural]

On the contrary, it's pronounced gif. As in how it's spelled.

Would love to hear you say these words:

gem
genuine
gist
gymnast

Also it's logical because it's a rule of English for the most part to use the pronounciation since it's used with basically every other word:

How To Pronounce 'g'
The letter 'g' is most often pronounced like in 'go', however sometimes it can be pronounced as a 'j' sound, like the 'j' sound in 'just'

Rule: It is a 'j' sound when it is followed by 'e: 'i' or 'y'

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/pronunciation/pronounce

 

[YouEnjoyMySelf]

Hard g all the way.

 

[hateradio]

Soft G, Soft G!

 

[Angry Fork]

I pronounce it as jif. Gif sounds awful, like it's a piece of candy, here, have a gif! Doesn't roll off the tongue as well. Jif may be peanut butter but that has more protein and nutritional value than candy so I win.

 

[Jacob]

I've always been a bit baffled by this debate. I've pronounced the word "GIF" for as long as I can remember. My best guess why is that "JIF" was already associated with the peanut butter for me

Spoiler

and I don't like peanut butter.

 

[Majine]

#TeamhardG

 

[MetatronM]

The guy who named if gets to, you know, name it. And he named it with a soft g. Soft g it is.

 

[Davey Cakes]

The guy who named if gets to, you know, name it. And he named it with a soft g. Soft g it is.

He created the format, but he merely interpreted the pronunciation.

I'm for hard g myself. The existence of the word "gift" seals the deal.

We all have particularities though. For me:

.bin = binn
.bmp = bee em pee, or I say bitmap.
.exe = exee (ecksy)
.wav = wave
.flac = flack