Do you think it's pronounced "GIF or "JIF"?
Taylor Majewski
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Contraversial! Someone told me the inventor of the term says 'jif' even though most folks use 'gif' and that really threw me. Up to that point I assumed it was a hard g at the front.
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I don't care what people say it's pronounced "gif"
I know it's pronounced JIF but I pronounce it GIF anyway
https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2... But we all know bad habits die hard.
Don't care what the founder/creator/inventor says...it will always be GIF in my head.
It's "jif". When you invent your own file format, you get to decide what it's called.
@juliegauthier2 let's invent our own file format and make it start with a silent Q π
Many keyboards have been destroyed in about this very own issue. Perhaps, many more keyboard warriors spirits crushed recklessly...,
What a jift to humanity
Is it GIPHY or JIFFY?
@allanrevah I stand with the hard G
well....depends on what you think
im with a HARD gπππ
The story goes that at the time the devs working on the project would say βchoosy developers choose gifs,β and reference to the old Jif peanut butter slogan (βchoosy Moms choose Jif.β
One wouldnβt say, βBe there in a giffy,β would one π
Of course it's pronounced "JIF" because it's short for Giraffe-ics Interchange Format.
@markbranly prisaislee
Jif is peanut butter- Don't mess with peanut butter.
G is fro graphics not jraphics
Anyone who falls under the "hard g for graphics" reasoning better say "jay-feg" π
JIF forever!
I am the only one on my team to pronounce it "jif"... and I will never give in.