The Greatest Dispute of Our Time

[Octavia's Melody 128]

"Jif" as in "How do you pronounce GIF?" 

 

I came into this thread thinking it'd be another "Why is Rarity so popular?" thread. That seems to be one of the biggest debates around here 

[Sapana 66]

I pronounced it as Jif even before I knew that's how it was supposed to be pronounced. Saying it with a hard G sounds wrong to me, as Jif sounds wrong to most other people. It never crossed my mind to pronounce it that way until I discovered there was a whole debate about it.

 

I don't know why people are using "but Graphic is a hard G!" argument ... I don't see how that matters if we're using gif like it's its own word. Pronounce it as gee-eye-eff if you're going to go that route.

Edited December 17, 2013 by Sapana

[Guest90210 3,568]

Hard G. "JIF" is a peanut butter brand (the greatest food on the planet btw).

[~*bacon princess*~ 278]

So, the topic is pretty self explanatory, how do you pronounce gif?

 

I pronounce it with a hard g (Guh).

 

To elaborate:

 

Gift without the T is Hard G.

 

If you say it like the peanut butter (Jif), it's a soft g.

Edited May 11, 2014 by Nymphia

[Lollipop 16]

Let's see if I can describe this. The way I say it is almost as if I were saying gift just without the 't' if that makes any sense.

[Rascal~ 657]

Same as lollipop, I say it like gift but without the t

[Kel_Grym 1,917]

Gif?

 

I pronounce it as gll#!f.

 

The trick is in rolling the r.

[Mr F 1,522]

I pronounce it as it is written. Just gif, no more magical stuff.

[Andaasonsan 3,205]

Like the word "gift" also.

 

Here's one I find interesting: FAQ

 

Is it "eff-ehh-kyoo" or "fak".

 

This one is really annoying because when I'm writing I can never be sure if it is "an FAQ" or "a FAQ".

[Lightwing 12,970]

Gif

 

 

Just like it's written.No more fancy magic -_-

[~*bacon princess*~ 278]

Here's one I find interesting: FAQ

 

Is it "eff-ehh-kyoo" or "fak".

 

This one is really annoying because when I'm writing I can never be sure if it is "an FAQ" or "a FAQ".

I pronounce it Eff Ayy Kyoo.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,742]

I also pronounce it with a hard g.

[Odyssey 5,716]

I'm apart of the minority where I actually pronounce GIF with a soft G.

 

I'm trying to adapt myself to say it with a hard G, but I'm too used pronouncing it with a soft G.

[WhiteLightning 339]

Hard G. I know it's supposed to be pronounced with a soft G (which makes it sounds more like 'jif' or 'yif' to me), but at first I always used a hard G and now it's kinda stuck in my head like that. 

[Rift enchanted 380]

I pronounce it with he soft g. Like jif. My friends just taught me to do it that way

[soniccam1 242]

Gif is pronounced as "jif". I don't know why people keep saying it with a hard G? But I found this website where you pronounce it correctly.

http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

[IcyHaze 594]

The person who created it said it's meant ot be pronounced with a soft "g".

However, I say fuck him, and I still pronounce it with a hard G

 

[The Mane-iac 1,648]

The inventors said it's pronounced with a soft g like gin, so there is no other way to say it IMO. Choosy developers choose gif.

 

I might correct you if you say it while we're talking, I might not. Depends if it bugs me or not at that time.

Edited May 11, 2014 by The Mane-iac

[spezzzzzhdafuigb 49]

Let's see if I can describe this. The way I say it is almost as if I were saying gift just without the 't' if that makes any sense.

EXACTLY! THANK YOUI mean it stands for Graphics Interchange Format so graphics is with a hard g so yes!! I have such a hard time explaining this to my friends who think its a brand of peanut butter like seriously shut up!

[Discovery Dream 592]

Hard 'G'. The 'g' stands for 'graphics'. No one says 'jraphics', because that's stupid and incorrect. Pronouncing it as 'jif' doesn't make any sense!

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

EXACTLY! THANK YOUI mean it stands for Graphics Interchange Format so graphics is with a hard g so yes!! I have such a hard time explaining this to my friends who think its a brand of peanut butter like seriously shut up!

Choosy moms use webm anyway.

[Scootalove 10,689]

I pronounce GIF with a hard G.

[Discordian 6,015]

I've always said jiff. ghiff just sounds awkward.

[Windseeker 546]

I dunno, I always thought it was pronounced gift without the 't'.

 

Then again I'm not sure if we are being serious here or not.

[Ampharos 1,009]

It's interchangeable for me. I know the creator said it's pronounced with a soft g, so that's what I try to do, but either one tends to come out of my mouth. If I'm just quickly talking to someone, I don't really stop mid sentence and think about it. Whatever comes out, whether it's jif or gif, is what comes out.