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Risa @startrek.website Xusontha @ls.buckodr.ink 8mo ago

Which is which though?

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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
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.
- Illogical!
- Jift?
  
  Jirl?
It's gif, not gif!
- Smh
It's not Data, the correct pronunciation is Data.
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.
One is my name, the other is not.
Always pronounce it "GIF."

Never "JIF."

Only Lore does that.
It all depends if you pronounce it
Graphics interchange format
Or
Jraphics interchange format
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.
ITS GIF, FIGHT ME
- Uhm achtckyally it's GIF
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?
I've moved my forces over to the new battleground.
- Giffraffe
  
  It's Gif the Giraffe!
- 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
Welcome to
- It's Jrrrreat!
- What the hell is a gigawatt?
  
  Pronounced "jijawatt":
I pronounce it like gin but I don't really care how someone else pronounces it.
Lore: It's pronounced GIF... because of the implication.
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
Maybe GIF?
GeoIF

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