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Gif or Jif?

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Offline Jaffa

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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #35 on: May 23, 2013, 08:18:30 AM »
Quote from: senecadawg2 on May 23, 2013, 05:46:19 AM
Just been saying each letter individually like an acronym, figured there was no need to worry about the pronunciation.

Nice g i f!

This. 
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #36 on: May 23, 2013, 08:18:47 AM »
Quote from: El Barto on May 23, 2013, 08:16:00 AM
As someone with a name that's always mispronounced because of a soft G, I'd just like to point out that the English language sucks donkey cocks.

But, see, thanks to this thread, I am now wondering whether you pronounce "donkey" with a hard G, or if it's more dj-onkey.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #37 on: May 23, 2013, 08:20:46 AM »
Quote from: bosk1 on May 23, 2013, 08:18:47 AM
Quote from: El Barto on May 23, 2013, 08:16:00 AM
As someone with a name that's always mispronounced because of a soft G, I'd just like to point out that the English language sucks donkey cocks.

But, see, thanks to this thread, I am now wondering whether you pronounce "donkey" with a hard G, or if it's more dj-onkey.

Actually, I was wondering if he pronnounced it as "cocks" or "socks".
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #38 on: May 23, 2013, 08:21:35 AM »
(g)El Barto. Sounds like a hair product.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #39 on: May 23, 2013, 08:22:58 AM »
GelBarto:  "Don't Have a Cowlick, Man!"
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #40 on: May 23, 2013, 08:23:24 AM »
I'm gonna have to go with djonkey socks.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #41 on: May 23, 2013, 08:26:37 AM »
Gee whiz, guys.


And "gee" is pronounced with a hard G as in geese, and "guys" is pronounced with a J sound. And the "h" in "whiz" is not silent, but the "w" is.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #42 on: May 23, 2013, 08:26:56 AM »
Quote from: Kotowboy on May 23, 2013, 07:55:51 AM
There's no word that starts Jif
Jiffy. :tup
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #43 on: May 23, 2013, 10:24:03 AM »
Quote from: BlobVanDam on May 23, 2013, 08:26:37 AM
Gee whiz, guys.


And "gee" is pronounced with a hard G as in geese, and "guys" is pronounced with a J sound. And the "h" in "whiz" is not silent, but the "w" is.

I had a lot of fun trying to say that.  :lol
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #44 on: May 23, 2013, 10:36:14 AM »
This is a confusing thread. I'm now trying to figure out how to pronounce Geoff Tate. It keeps coming out sounding like, "douche nozzle."
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #45 on: May 23, 2013, 10:37:06 AM »
I pronounce it like the peanut butter, just to confuse the hell out of people learning English.  :rollin
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #46 on: May 23, 2013, 11:34:21 AM »
I don't know why that'd confuse people any more than words like giraffe.  :laugh:
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #47 on: May 23, 2013, 11:44:21 AM »
Gif, not jraphics.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #48 on: May 23, 2013, 11:45:03 AM »
Giraphphics Interchange Format.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #49 on: May 23, 2013, 12:09:05 PM »
I don't think I've ever actually heard anyone pronounce it with a hard G sound. 
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #50 on: May 23, 2013, 12:40:10 PM »
There's no real way to rationalize one way over the other. I used to say it with a J-sound until I heard some guys on a podcast say it with a hard-G sound -- the first time I heard someone say the word. I've said it with a hard-G ever since.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #51 on: May 23, 2013, 12:52:02 PM »
I used to pronounce it jiff, then I suddenly began pronouncing if giff for no reason.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #52 on: May 23, 2013, 12:58:30 PM »
Quote from: black_floyd on May 22, 2013, 10:36:02 PM
(ghiff), it ain't fuckin peanut butter.

I like this response but there could be a peanut butter gif
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #53 on: May 23, 2013, 06:01:53 PM »
Another recent video. He makes a good quick point about language.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRe8HtJ7q6o
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #54 on: May 23, 2013, 06:25:39 PM »
I said jif for the longest time until I heard a computer suave savvy person say gif, so I adopted it.





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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #55 on: May 23, 2013, 06:48:55 PM »
Never heard anyone call it anything but jif. I'm surprised by the results of this poll.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #56 on: May 23, 2013, 07:04:59 PM »
I've never heard anyone pronounce it with a j sound. Shrugs
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #57 on: May 23, 2013, 08:50:29 PM »
Ladies and gentlemen, New York Giants hall of fame running back, Frank Gifford!

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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #58 on: May 23, 2013, 08:51:53 PM »
I pronounce it like jif. Partially because that's the definitive correct pronunciation, partially because I'm an asshole.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #59 on: May 23, 2013, 08:53:20 PM »
Quote from: black_floyd on May 23, 2013, 08:50:29 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, New York Giants hall of fame running back, Frank Gifford!


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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #60 on: May 23, 2013, 08:59:23 PM »
Quote from: lordxizor on May 23, 2013, 06:48:55 PM
Never heard anyone call it anything but jif. I'm surprised by the results of this poll.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #61 on: May 23, 2013, 10:25:48 PM »
Jif.
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #62 on: May 23, 2013, 10:33:59 PM »
Quote from: black_floyd on May 22, 2013, 10:36:02 PM
(ghiff), it ain't fuckin peanut butter.

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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #63 on: May 24, 2013, 07:55:30 AM »
Quote from: Zook on May 23, 2013, 06:25:39 PM
I said jif for the longest time until I heard a computer suave person say gif, so I adopted it.


Was his name Rico?


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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #64 on: May 24, 2013, 07:56:09 AM »
:lol
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #65 on: May 24, 2013, 08:49:38 AM »
Quote from: kirksnosehair on May 24, 2013, 07:55:30 AM
Quote from: Zook on May 23, 2013, 06:25:39 PM
I said jif for the longest time until I heard a computer suave person say gif, so I adopted it.


Was his name Rico?


 :P

... Yes.






I couldn't think of the right word, shut up!
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #66 on: May 24, 2013, 09:03:15 AM »
Rico Savvy?
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #67 on: May 24, 2013, 09:05:54 AM »
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
« Reply #68 on: May 24, 2013, 12:37:36 PM »
I pronounce it.. har - rold
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Re: GIF: How do you pronounce it?
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