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The way it's supposed to.
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
With a hard G because I'm a hard man.
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There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist.
There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist.
ITT: I like pronouncing words wrong.
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
The way it's spelled, with a hard G.
I have no issue saying it the "wrong" way because the right way is stupid.
I have no issue saying it the "wrong" way because the right way is stupid.
Mod me? You don't even know me!
People who pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
"message parlor" ? do you mean the post office ?
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Zeus posted...
This is fine, though.
With a hard G because I'm a hard man.
This is fine, though.
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
TheCyborgNinja posted...
tbh, if there was a law about it, it would be against it.
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst.
tbh, if there was a law about it, it would be against it.
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There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist.
There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist.
TheCyborgNinja posted...
This literally makes no sense. Saying a word correct is as bad as saying another word incorrect?
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
This literally makes no sense. Saying a word correct is as bad as saying another word incorrect?
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
TheCyborgNinja posted...
Also, your mom's the worst.
People who pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
Also, your mom's the worst.
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
HeyImAlex posted...
Except it's not correct unless you're insane. Do you fucking say "jraffics" too?
TheCyborgNinja posted...
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
This literally makes no sense. Saying a word correct is as bad as saying another word incorrect?
Except it's not correct unless you're insane. Do you fucking say "jraffics" too?
"message parlor" ? do you mean the post office ?
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Look, I'm just going by how the creator of the word says it's pronounced. I know it's weird. Don't even get me started on how to say Linux.
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
the way its spelt. With a hard g.
Put a lid down on it, Save it for a another night.
I'll say it again:
Zeus posted...
Zeus posted...
TheCyborgNinja posted...
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst.
tbh, if there was a law about it, it would be against it.
(\/)(\/)|-|
There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist.
There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist.
HeyImAlex posted...
It isn't a word though. It's an abbreviation.
Look, I'm just going by how the creator of the word says it's pronounced. I know it's weird. Don't even get me started on how to say Linux.
It isn't a word though. It's an abbreviation.
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Abbreviations can be words, silly goose.
rock&roll
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
he loved me ere i knew him and all my love is due him.
with a "g". if they wanted it pronounced like "jif" then they should have spelled it that way.
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HeyImAlex posted...
"jif" is incorrect though. in the english language it's "gif" with a "g"
TheCyborgNinja posted...
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
This literally makes no sense. Saying a word correct is as bad as saying another word incorrect?
"jif" is incorrect though. in the english language it's "gif" with a "g"
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
Jif is peanut butter instead.
HeyImAlex posted...
TheCyborgNinja posted...
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
This literally makes no sense. Saying a word correct is as bad as saying another word incorrect?
"jif" is incorrect though. in the english language it's "gif" with a "g"
Jif is peanut butter instead.
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With a soft G. As I'm Dutch (below the rivers) and thus the first thing I think of when I see a G is a soft G.
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Soft g
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A soft g, similar to the way gymnasium or giraffe is pronounced.
Also, the acronym was created to be a play on the peanut butter. So I believe it should be pronounced like the peanut butter.
To those of you defending your pronunciation because in the acronym the G stands for graphics, a word with a hard g, how do you pronounce CERN? The C stands for Conseil, so I imagine to be logically consistent you would say KERN?
In any case, I don't care about your logical consistency. Pronounce it however you like as long as a sizeable portion of the population pronounces it that way.
Also, the acronym was created to be a play on the peanut butter. So I believe it should be pronounced like the peanut butter.
To those of you defending your pronunciation because in the acronym the G stands for graphics, a word with a hard g, how do you pronounce CERN? The C stands for Conseil, so I imagine to be logically consistent you would say KERN?
In any case, I don't care about your logical consistency. Pronounce it however you like as long as a sizeable portion of the population pronounces it that way.
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Like the peanut butter.
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Energy Surge posted...
Wait, when people are calling that a soft G, I will explain myself a bit better.
For me, I do not call "dj" a soft G, nor is it what I use when pronouncing Gif.
What I call soft G is the sound rarely used in English in words like mach and loch.
A soft g, similar to the way gymnasium or giraffe is pronounced.
Wait, when people are calling that a soft G, I will explain myself a bit better.
For me, I do not call "dj" a soft G, nor is it what I use when pronouncing Gif.
What I call soft G is the sound rarely used in English in words like mach and loch.
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there is no "g" sound in either of those words. (i would pronounce "mach" like "mock" and loch like "lock")
there is no "g" sound in either of those words. (i would pronounce "mach" like "mock" and loch like "lock")
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Krazy_Kirby posted...
Obviously I'm talking about the actual pronunciations, not the pronunciations in modern American English that have that K-shift.
^
there is no "g" sound in either of those words. (i would pronounce "mach" like "mock" and loch like "lock")
Obviously I'm talking about the actual pronunciations, not the pronunciations in modern American English that have that K-shift.
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The correct way... which is gif. If they wanted it to be pronounce jif, then they should spell it that way. Like the peanut butter. But they spelled if gif, so pronounce it that way.
Also, I do know people that say gif/jif every time, since they don't wanna pick a side...
Also, I do know people that say gif/jif every time, since they don't wanna pick a side...
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Energy Surge posted...
Hey, someone that has some idea of what they're talking about. Another example is jpeg, the p is for photo.
I pronounce it both ways since it can be pronounced both ways. There's no perfect argument for either side and those that think there is is just... wrong. There are plenty of words with more than one correct pronunciation. I don't care how you pronounce it, just don't think that yours is the only right way.
A soft g, similar to the way gymnasium or giraffe is pronounced.
Also, the acronym was created to be a play on the peanut butter. So I believe it should be pronounced like the peanut butter.
To those of you defending your pronunciation because in the acronym the G stands for graphics, a word with a hard g, how do you pronounce CERN? The C stands for Conseil, so I imagine to be logically consistent you would say KERN?
In any case, I don't care about your logical consistency. Pronounce it however you like as long as a sizeable portion of the population pronounces it that way.
Hey, someone that has some idea of what they're talking about. Another example is jpeg, the p is for photo.
I pronounce it both ways since it can be pronounced both ways. There's no perfect argument for either side and those that think there is is just... wrong. There are plenty of words with more than one correct pronunciation. I don't care how you pronounce it, just don't think that yours is the only right way.
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
that's how you pronouce loch.... it's not a "modern american english" way either.
google "loch" the dictionary sound pronunciation sounds like "lock"
Krazy_Kirby posted...
^
there is no "g" sound in either of those words. (i would pronounce "mach" like "mock" and loch like "lock")
Obviously I'm talking about the actual pronunciations, not the pronunciations in modern American English that have that K-shift.
that's how you pronouce loch.... it's not a "modern american english" way either.
google "loch" the dictionary sound pronunciation sounds like "lock"
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Okay, I'll just get out the IPA then...
I say Gif, with a "".
Which leads me to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_uvular_fricative
Which as far as I can tell by my hearing, is very close to the:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative
used in Scottish/Gaelic words like Loch.
I say Gif, with a "".
Which leads me to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_uvular_fricative
Which as far as I can tell by my hearing, is very close to the:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_velar_fricative
used in Scottish/Gaelic words like Loch.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...
Do you say "guh-raffe"? Do you say "guy-ant"? How do you pronounce gin and tonic?
HeyImAlex posted...
TheCyborgNinja posted...
People who say pronounce it "jif" are the worst. They may as well say "expresso" and "irregardless" while they're at it.
This literally makes no sense. Saying a word correct is as bad as saying another word incorrect?
Except it's not correct unless you're insane. Do you fucking say "jraffics" too?
Do you say "guh-raffe"? Do you say "guy-ant"? How do you pronounce gin and tonic?
Energy Surge posted...
Citation needed for the bolded.
Also I'm pretty sure more people pronounce it the "wrong" way.
A soft g, similar to the way gymnasium or giraffe is pronounced.
Also, the acronym was created to be a play on the peanut butter. So I believe it should be pronounced like the peanut butter.
To those of you defending your pronunciation because in the acronym the G stands for graphics, a word with a hard g, how do you pronounce CERN? The C stands for Conseil, so I imagine to be logically consistent you would say KERN?
In any case, I don't care about your logical consistency. Pronounce it however you like as long as a sizeable portion of the population pronounces it that way.
Citation needed for the bolded.
Also I'm pretty sure more people pronounce it the "wrong" way.
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Same like reading gift but throw the "t" words out.
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Jif.
The guy who created it says it that way, too.
The guy who created it says it that way, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCtAUrZbUk
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Revelation34 posted...
HeyImAlex posted...You should research the difference between abbreviations and acronyms.
Look, I'm just going by how the creator of the word says it's pronounced. I know it's weird. Don't even get me started on how to say Linux.
It isn't a word though. It's an abbreviation.
Setsunahenry posted...
Setsunahenry posted...
Same like reading gift but throw the "t" words out.
Setsunahenry posted...
Same like reading words.
Que sera, sera. Whatever happens, happens.
...and he was never heard from again.
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faramir77 posted...
and he is incorrect too.
Jif.
The guy who created it says it that way, too.
and he is incorrect too.
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ZiggiStardust posted...
Zeus posted...
With a hard G because I'm a hard man.
I agree, @Zeus
If you agree with @Zeus you should quote my post!
One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
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Hard g ffs
*walks away*
Steve White, the creator of .gifs, says he decided to pronounce it with a soft "g" because it sounded like the peanut butter brand.
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Hard g because the g stands for fucking
Graphics
Graphics
All praise Mead
Mead posted...
According to the creator its Jraphics.
Hard g because the g stands for fucking
Graphics
According to the creator its Jraphics.
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Mead posted...
I can't believe how often this is used as a reason, like it means anything. That's not how acronyms work and we have multiple examples it not being like this. In CERN the C is Conseil and the P in JPEG is Photo. When an acronym becomes its own word it takes on its own pronunciation.
You wanna say gif the way you do? Great, go for it, nothing wrong with that, just stop acting like yours is the only right way based on false information and spreading it.
Here's an interesting article for those that actually care about some of the linguistics of the matter, though it's by no means an authority on the subject: https://jemully.com/gif-pronunciation-hard-g-logic-doesnt-rule/
Hard g because the g stands for fucking
Graphics
I can't believe how often this is used as a reason, like it means anything. That's not how acronyms work and we have multiple examples it not being like this. In CERN the C is Conseil and the P in JPEG is Photo. When an acronym becomes its own word it takes on its own pronunciation.
You wanna say gif the way you do? Great, go for it, nothing wrong with that, just stop acting like yours is the only right way based on false information and spreading it.
Here's an interesting article for those that actually care about some of the linguistics of the matter, though it's by no means an authority on the subject: https://jemully.com/gif-pronunciation-hard-g-logic-doesnt-rule/
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Revelation34 posted...
Mead posted...
Hard g because the g stands for fucking
Graphics
According to the creator its Jraphics.
All praise Mead
Mead posted...
https://giphy.com/gifs/giraffe-JTVKS2iaioL6M
Revelation34 posted...
Mead posted...
Hard g because the g stands for fucking
Graphics
According to the creator its Jraphics.
https://giphy.com/gifs/giraffe-JTVKS2iaioL6M
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Very strange I got modded for apparently abusing the mention system with my previous post.
One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
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You don't get to decide pronunciations, just spellings.
RIP_Supa posted...
I've seen some stuff
I've seen some stuff
Kyuubi4269 posted...
We do if they're wrong.
You don't get to decide pronunciations, just spellings.
We do if they're wrong.
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