The most random thread ever!!!

[The Skarzs]

Gif is pronounced Jiff.

CARRIED.

[LT Sandpaw]

 According to an online search when the letter G is followed by the letters I, E, or Y it can occasionally make a J sound.

Examples being:

Ginger, Giant, and Gyroscope. So potentially the acronym GIF could be pronounced Jiff.

[Cornflower MM]

Does it matter?

[Lord Daskar]

Does it matter?

Yes.

According to an online search when the letter G is followed by the letters I, E, or Y it can occasionally make a J sound.

Examples being:

Ginger, Giant, and Gyroscope. So potentially the acronym GIF could be pronounced Jiff.

The spelling should be changed to: Jinger, Jiant, and Jyroscope.

[Jetthebinturong]

In this particular case, YES IT MATTERS.

GIF stands for GRAPHICS INTERCHANGEABLE FORMAT.

IS THERE A "J" SOUND IN GRAPHICS? NO I DON'T THINK THERE IS!!

[Eulaliaaa!]

[Lord Daskar]

GIF stands for GRAPHICS INTERCHANGEABLE FORMAT.

Why do you know that?

[Jetthebinturong]

Because when you save an image as a GIF it has the full version in brackets.

[Cornflower MM]

DANGIT I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON IGNORE THE THANKS.

In this particular case, YES IT MATTERS.

GIF stands for GRAPHICS INTERCHANGEABLE FORMAT.

IS THERE A "J" SOUND IN GRAPHICS? NO I DON'T THINK THERE IS!!

. . . . . o.O

Okay then.

That's cute!

[Lord Daskar]

Because when you save an image as a GIF it has the full version in brackets.

I guess I would know that and remember it if I posted GIFs.

[LT Sandpaw]

 The fact that graphics makes the traditional G sound doesn't matter when its in an acronym.

[The Skarzs]

It's still bloody annoying.

[Jetthebinturong]

The fact that graphics makes the traditional G sound doesn't matter when its in an acronym.

It does to me. "Gif" sounds better anyway.

[Rusvul]

   To any militant proponents of 'JIF', I direct you towards http://howtoreallypronouncegif.com/. Basically, Steve Wilhite decided to pronounce it 'JIF' because 'Choosy developers choose GIF". Logically, by the usually-consistent rules of English, it would be pronounced with a hard G.

   Anyway. I just realized. THE PRETZELS AREN'T SQUARE! They're 4x3 grids of rectangular holes! WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?



...It's so close to being a square... So close...

[Lord Daskar]

My sister was complaining about that yesterday. I like the more traditional shape that's more of a sideways eight.