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Xusontha @ls.buckodr.ink

1y ago

Which is which though?

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It's gif, not gif!
- Smh

It's not Data, the correct pronunciation is Data.

One is my name, the other is not.

The one on the left is pronounced GIF and the one on the right is pronounced GIF.
- Actually, I'm pretty sure you have them flipped
  
  You're both wrong, the G is silent.

Gif as in gift. Anything else is nonsense!
- The girl's gig to give the gift of gifs
  
  Giraffes? Giraffes!
- Ever seen a geriatric geologist named George at the gym? How about a giant ginger giraffe drunk on gin. What about a genderless genealogist cutting generic gems?
  
  Sure, but JIF is a different file format, so pronouncing it as "jif" just creates overlap.
  Also every single one of those G's should be replaced with the letter J; English needs spelling reform.
  
  Combinations of letters before and after change the pronunciation of certain parts of a word. None of your words have "gif" pronounced a "jif". If you have one, tell me. I'm seriously curious if there is a word. As of now the only reference I have is "gift" with a hard g.
- Jift?
  
  Jirl?
- Illogical!

Graphics Interchange Format. Hard G.
- I use a hard G but this is a bad argument. I'll just link to this great list of counterexamples:
  https://lemmy.world/comment/2216080
- How do you pronounce JPEG?
  
  Jay-peg
- Do you pronounce origin like the state?
  Do you you also say "nay-say" when reading NASA, lol, that logic is flawed.
  I'd like to remind everyone that the rules for words amd pronunciation were documented AFTER most words, which is why it's so inconsistent and arbitrary
  
  The acronym for NASA uses the same sounds as the words that make the acronym. Same as GIF so I'm not sure what your point is. Mine is that GIF stands for graphics interchange format and graphics starts with a hard g therefore GIF should start with a hard g.

Always pronounce it "GIF."
Never "JIF."
Only Lore does that.

ITS GIF, FIGHT ME
- Uhm achtckyally it's GIF

Data definitely says the hard g. His interests are in being more human. Not pedantically arguing about the way the creator says things in an attempt to upend the majority. The latter is definitely Lore's jam, though
Be more like Data.

Way to start another flame war Xusontha! Or is it Zusontha?
- I'll never tell
  
  ...It's secretly a Greek letter chi, isn't it?

It all depends if you pronounce it
Graphics interchange format
Or
Jraphics interchange format

- Choosy moms choose Gif.
  
  Choosy websites choose gif.
  (And if anyone gets that reference I'll be thrilled.)
- It really hits every spot on the spectrum from minion to stripper dances lol

I've moved my forces over to the new battleground.

Welcome to
- What the hell is a gigawatt?
  
  Pronounced "jijawatt":
- It's Jrrrreat!

- Giffraffe
  
  It's Gif the Giraffe!

Lore: It's pronounced GIF... because of the implication.

I pronounce it like gin but I don't really care how someone else pronounces it.

I don't care as long as you don't say Jetpack to JPG like my old collegue used to say.
- Whut
  That's an actual crime

Do you pronounce origin like the state?

They're both GIF, and they're both pronounced correctly, because there is only one way to pronounce it, and there is no other way.

Maybe GIF?

GeoIF

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