@OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml • 10 months agoWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.comimagemessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up11.12K
arrow-up11.12KimageWhen you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIFi.imgur.com@OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml • 10 months agomessage-square176fedilink
minus-squareCyrus DraegurlinkfedilinkEnglish8•10 months agoit’s not like gif stands for jraphics interchange format. neither does it stand for giraffe interchange format. nor does it stand for geranium interchnage format. but if you’re sharing gifs of giraffes or giraniums, i suppose that’s allowable.
minus-squareHatchetHarolink3•10 months agoBy that logic, “jpeg” is pronounced jay-feg, “scuba” scuh-ba, and “laser” lah-seer. Such a dumb argument that never holds up.
it’s not like gif stands for jraphics interchange format.
neither does it stand for giraffe interchange format.
nor does it stand for geranium interchnage format.
but if you’re sharing gifs of giraffes or giraniums, i suppose that’s allowable.
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By that logic, “jpeg” is pronounced jay-feg, “scuba” scuh-ba, and “laser” lah-seer.
Such a dumb argument that never holds up.