Odd question: how do you say "gif" as in a .gif image file?

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sloppy dice, drinks twice
Member Since: Aug 05, 2003

Is it "Jiff" or is it pronounced with a hard G sound like "gift"?

I'm asking because it appears in some lyrics I'm writing...

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 24, 2004 02:04 pm

depends who you ask, I say giff, not jiff.

how's that for a non-answer.

a.k.a. Porp & Mr. Muffins
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Since: Oct 09, 2002


May 24, 2004 02:12 pm

I say gif but I hear that the creators of the format supposedly say jif.

I say it's spelled with a g, not a j so it should be how it appears. Plus, the "g" stands for "Graphical," does it not? Graphical is clearly pronounced with a hard "g" sound :)

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 24, 2004 02:18 pm

ask these people burnallgifs.org/

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Since: Jan 08, 2003


May 24, 2004 02:39 pm

I say G. I. F. (Graphics Interchange Format) because it is, after all, an acronym!

W.

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Since: May 03, 2004


May 24, 2004 03:21 pm

I usually say jaypeg.

a.k.a. Porp & Mr. Muffins
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Since: Oct 09, 2002


May 24, 2004 03:31 pm

That's JPEG, or JPG files. They're a different format.

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Since: May 03, 2004


May 24, 2004 04:04 pm

It was just my feeble attempt at humor...

a.k.a. Porp & Mr. Muffins
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Since: Oct 09, 2002


May 24, 2004 04:23 pm

Oh, haha- I was wondering whether that might have been the case... Next time put a laughing smiley face at the top and I'll understand ;)

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Since: May 03, 2004


May 24, 2004 04:49 pm

I hate smileys...

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Since: Apr 08, 2004


May 25, 2004 04:32 am

Interesting question!
Definitely G-IF like GIFT though, i'd say, not least because the file format JIF also exists, which only has one possible pronunciation (unless you're german and could pronounce it "YIF").

Hope that hasnt confused the matter! LOL :))

sloppy dice, drinks twice
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Since: Aug 05, 2003


May 25, 2004 09:43 am

ok, looks like the vote's in and the people have spoken. It's "Gif", as in "Gif me all yer money in a paper sack, this is a robbery."

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Since: May 03, 2004


May 25, 2004 10:27 am

Ouch, I jaypeg up...

Idiot.
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Since: Apr 22, 2004


May 25, 2004 11:01 am

now... how do you pronounce 'Linux'?

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Since: May 03, 2004


May 25, 2004 11:41 am

There's an audio of Linus Torvalds saying it:
www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/

I can't vouch for its authenticity...

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