I need a definitive answer on this!
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
"hiff"
"Viking"
― Tom Hardy & the Batbreakers (Phil D.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
JIFFJAY-pegPEE-en-JEE
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
ciderpress otm x3
― gesange der yuengling (crüt), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
giff ffs
― thread lock holiday (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
um
hard?
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
"JIFFJAY-pegPEE-en-JEE
― ciderpress, Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:14 PM (38 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink"
WHAT?
I mean I'm with you on jay-peg and pee-en-jee but I thought everyone said GIF
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
GraphicsInterchangeFormat
=
GIF WITH A HARD "G"
― Tom Hardy & the Batbreakers (Phil D.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I am shocked that anyone would use a soft g.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
I like my image formats like I like my men... with a hard G.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
hard G, as in Garu
― WmC, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
jiff is what I've always said/thought. I also call .wav files WAHV files so I am basically just a horrible person
― gesange der yuengling (crüt), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:18 (eleven years ago) link
i call those 'wave'
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
the G is silent tbrr
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, I know that's the normal and logical way to say it. xpost
― gesange der yuengling (crüt), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/8G63z.gif
― barthes simpson, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
giff is more logical but i say jiff anyway
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
crut you're a monster
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
"ngiff"
― jim, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
gif
what are you all french or something jeez
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
Jiff is what the inventors called it but wtf do those fools know.
― Always try to avoid setting up future opportunities for kicking yourself (ledge), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
Hard-g "gif" is such a punchable sound.
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
I pronounce it with the hebrew pronounciation "gghhhhhif"
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
"jiff" = http://www.brandchannel.com/images/Home/460_home2_img1_peanutbutter_jif.jpg
― Tom Hardy & the Batbreakers (Phil D.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone who doesn't say gif is a git.
― Always try to avoid setting up future opportunities for kicking yourself (ledge), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
I also say "jit"
― gesange der yuengling (crüt), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
This is blowing my mind.
It's OK though cause I have a hard time remembering how to say Wi-fi. I've got it down now but once years ago I was on the phone with Hoosteen and said wi-fi like "wiffle" "feast" and he was like, WAHT DID YOU JUST SAY?! So I understand these things are sometimes hard.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
"gif" =
http://eventityinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/emily-giffin_books11.jpeg
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
I say giff, but I suspect I'm wrong about this one
― Moodles, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.graceevan.org/files/Missions/Community%20Missions/JIFF%20logo.jpg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
wiffle feast!
― gesange der yuengling (crüt), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
it's a thing
well, now it is
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
Jiff is what the inventors called it
Yeah, people. Stop disrespecting science.
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
wee-fee
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
no more like wiff-fee
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
gif, absolutely, thought tbh this word should be avoided in irl out loud settings
― max, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.footballcardgallery.com/pics/1963-Kahns/23_Frank_Gifford_football_card.jpg
― Tom Hardy & the Batbreakers (Phil D.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
max otm
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
ANYWAY
GIFF
does anybody have the password to the wiffle feast
― barthes simpson, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/
― 1staethyr, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
there is no way I am going to say anything other than "wiffle feast" when talking about wi-fi from now on
― gesange der yuengling (crüt), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
that page is bullshit
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
surprised you could even access that page on the wiffle feast
― barthes simpson, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
mmm wiffle feast
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
Authorial intent is irrelevant, fuck a Compuserve.
― Tom Hardy & the Batbreakers (Phil D.), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
According to Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.[4]
― borscht and bikinis (how's life), Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
gif w/ a hard G just sounds bad anyway
― 1staethyr, Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
jah peg
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 26 April 2013 21:10 (ten years ago) link
—Bob Marley
― resulting paste of mashed cheez poops (silby), Friday, 26 April 2013 21:12 (ten years ago) link
Gay pegs
― how's life, Friday, 26 April 2013 21:15 (ten years ago) link
I'm pretty sure in Dutch it should be 'hiff'
― Ismael Klata, vrijdag 26 april 2013 23:06 (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Lol, no, Obama speaks perfect Dutch in this regard
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 26 April 2013 21:16 (ten years ago) link
I've only come round to saying hard G in the last 5 years or so. Since I first came across them on Compuserve I pronounced it soft G, and since I never heard said it loud or heard it said by anyone else, I just always assumed it was so and said soft G, convinced I was right. But there's no point swimming against the tide of truth.
― give me back my 200 dollars (NotEnough), Friday, 26 April 2013 21:19 (ten years ago) link
tbf saying "jiff" is kind of funny so it's all good
― resulting paste of mashed cheez poops (silby), Friday, 26 April 2013 21:20 (ten years ago) link
and curse sir walter raleigh he was such a stupid gif
― how's life, Friday, 26 April 2013 22:56 (ten years ago) link
It is pronounced dot-get-teh-fuck-out
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 27 April 2013 00:49 (ten years ago) link
Shouldn't it be jay-feg, given that the p is for foto?
― you say potatooles (onimo), Sunday, 28 April 2013 12:42 (ten years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b8557ed697342ccc5af437d798121c6/tumblr_mmm9mbNe381rw9dz1o1_500.gif
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:23 (ten years ago) link
How long do I need to watch this before Bugs tricks Daffy into pulling down the wrong poster?
― The Parvenu Fucktard (onimo), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 14:42 (ten years ago) link
It is Jif with a J
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22620473
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:30 (ten years ago) link
"The OED told the BBC that it was beyond the software engineer's control to determine how the word should be said."
smackdown
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:32 (ten years ago) link
It should not be pronounced at all.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
Jod dammit, I've been pronouncing it wrong all this time.
― StanM, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:33 (ten years ago) link
fortunately for 'the inventor' the english speaking word has corrected his obvious mistake
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:43 (ten years ago) link
world
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:44 (ten years ago) link
i notice that Bugs is pulling for hard G, that settles it imo
― the league against cool sports (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link
Should be http://in.all.biz/img/in/catalog/10420.jpeg
― not_goodwin, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:48 (ten years ago) link
Is this an OK Cupid question? It really should be.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:49 (ten years ago) link
gif inventor getting all butthurt about a specific pronunciation just makes me want to do the opposite of whatever he says
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:51 (ten years ago) link
Can not think of a more annoying-sounding collection of glots than "gif."
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:52 (ten years ago) link
And I blame
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u8A2hYEV5xM/S9yiZYhjRBI/AAAAAAAACXw/1JjaAb77np4/s1600/hotm.jpg
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:53 (ten years ago) link
is there any correlation between hard/soft g gif ppl and hard/soft g algae ppl?
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 14:59 (ten years ago) link
who in the shit pronounces algae with a hard g?
― how's life, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
"jif" person, btw^
http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/2426370/480/misc/ape-waving-hand-hg-clr.gif
― nagl dude dude dude (ledge), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:11 (ten years ago) link
Lead Guh
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/jeopardy-gifs_n_4383490.html
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:53 (ten years ago) link
Jeopardy FTW
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 19:54 (ten years ago) link
I honestly don't care how the inventor wants it to be pronounced. The language will shake out its own pronunciation in the long run, and that will be with a hard "g".
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:11 (ten years ago) link
anybody see that xmas ad for one of the department stores? the neighbors are "giffing out"? kudos to them for getting it RIGHT but i felt like was going crazy seeing it at all
― napgenius (goole), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
Not for me
xpost
― Le passé, non seulement n'est pas fugace, il reste sur place (Michael White), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
Adore Geopardy
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
Trebek's the authority, I guess.
At any rate, I'll have to look at my local TV sedgeuhwool to see when that episode comes on.
― pplains, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 20:24 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1Ig6lrIYAAtokp.png
― caucasity and the sundance kid (goole), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:41 (nine years ago) link
*Lives*
― 龜, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 21:46 (nine years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/O2pEEZnb6jD
― 龜, Saturday, 16 May 2015 14:53 (eight years ago) link
hmmmm, let me think
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:31 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/3OuZ5QS.gif
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:32 (five years ago) link
Geoff
― Digital Squirts (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:35 (five years ago) link
k
― F# A# (∞), Wednesday, 5 September 2018 04:37 (five years ago) link
ATM = Automated teller machine
We don't say "ahh tee emm"
― i'd rather zing like a man, than FP like a coward (Neanderthal), Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
we don’t say “attum” either
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Sunday, 18 August 2019 00:25 (four years ago) link
We say jay-peg instead of jay-feg, though.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 18 August 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
I see the point has been made.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 18 August 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
..
― sorry for butt rockin (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
how it is pronounced is however you pronounce it. how well you are comprehended is up to the listener.
― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link