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evilpresident 06/16/22 6:06:19 AM #101:	From now on I'm going to pronounce it as yiff. Now nobody's happy. --- Nothing to report here <cite>evilpresident posted [p:965853210] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>From now on I'm going to pronounce it as yiff. Now nobody's happy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 06/16/22 7:49:11 AM #102:	DuneMan posted... It used to be the case that "ain't ain't a word" and now it is because people wanted it to be. So, despite what the creator of the .gif format wants it isn't the giraffe exchange but the gift exchange. Jif is best left for peanut butter. :P Pretty sure most people in real life say it like jif though --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:965854188] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>DuneMan posted... </cite> <quote>It used to be the case that "ain't ain't a word" and now it is because people wanted it to be. So, despite what the creator of the .gif format wants it isn't the giraffe exchange but the gift exchange. Jif is best left for peanut butter. :P</quote>Pretty sure most people in real life say it like jif though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 06/16/22 7:54:03 AM #103:	divot1338 posted... Its pronounced that way in English too but American schools arent that great. divot1338 posted... One of the best things about language is that it evolves. --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:965854250] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>Its pronounced that way in English too but American schools arent that great.</quote> divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>One of the best things about language is that it evolves.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 06/16/22 9:18:32 AM #104:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Steve Wilhite knows the proper way to pronounce 'gif' the same way that George Lucas unquestionably knows best when it comes to directing a Star Wars movie. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - Artwork by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:965855464] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Steve Wilhite knows the proper way to pronounce 'gif' the same way that George Lucas unquestionably knows best when it comes to directing a Star Wars movie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SergeantGander 06/16/22 9:19:22 AM #105:	What is so controversial about a peanut butter brand? Nut allergies? --- ~Dennis~ <cite>SergeantGander posted [p:965855478] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>What is so controversial about a peanut butter brand? Nut allergies? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Conception616 06/16/22 9:26:50 AM #106:	Kloe_Rinz posted... Gif not Jif. The creator is wrong, hes not the word of god on pronunciation. it sounds like gift. Thats all there is to it So you are the type of person who tries to correct a parent on how to pronounce their own childs name, I guess. As stated endlessly before, anyone using the phonetic argument for a hard g should stop as soon as they mispronounce laser. The simple fact is that acronyms dont follow phonetic rules. --- Ain't no mystery god, peace to the true and living. I Self Lord And Master. <cite>Conception616 posted [p:965855622] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>Gif not Jif. The creator is wrong, hes not the word of god on pronunciation. it sounds like gift. Thats all there is to it</quote> So you are the type of person who tries to correct a parent on how to pronounce their own childs name, I guess. As stated endlessly before, anyone using the phonetic argument for a hard g should stop as soon as they mispronounce laser. The simple fact is that acronyms dont follow phonetic rules. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Derwood 06/16/22 9:28:36 AM #107:	WorsCaseOntario posted... gif with a hard g makes you sound like an asshole It's jif . <cite>Derwood posted [p:965855652] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>WorsCaseOntario posted... </cite> <quote>gif with a hard g makes you sound like an asshole It's jif </quote>. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Conception616 06/16/22 9:35:34 AM #108:	Conception616 posted... So you are the type of person who tries to correct a parent on how to pronounce their own childs name, I guess. Just to expand on this, my Puerto Rican girlfriends name is Yesica, and I have a coworker who refuses to pronounce it properly. She uses the Y sound instead of the J, I correct her on it every time, she really comes across like an ass. --- Ain't no mystery god, peace to the true and living. I Self Lord And Master. <cite>Conception616 posted [p:965855789] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>So you are the type of person who tries to correct a parent on how to pronounce their own childs name, I guess. </quote> Just to expand on this, my Puerto Rican girlfriends name is Yesica, and I have a coworker who refuses to pronounce it properly. She uses the Y sound instead of the J, I correct her on it every time, she really comes across like an ass. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 06/16/22 9:44:54 AM #109:	The argument is all you need to know the jif crew are silly. If you want it to be pronounced jif, spell it jif. "Gif I'd pronounced gif.," "No gif is pronounced jif!" If I invent a new acronym, CAT, I don't go around saying it's pronounced SAT. You don't get to change pronunciation if you make the acronym. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:965855965] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>The argument is all you need to know the jif crew are silly. If you want it to be pronounced jif, spell it jif. "Gif I'd pronounced gif.," "No gif is pronounced jif!" If I invent a new acronym, CAT, I don't go around saying it's pronounced SAT. You don't get to change pronunciation if you make the acronym. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 06/16/22 9:56:31 AM #110:	Squall28 posted... The argument is all you need to know the jif crew are silly. If you want it to be pronounced jif, spell it jif. "Gif I'd pronounced gif.," "No gif is pronounced jif!" If I invent a new acronym, CAT, I don't go around saying it's pronounced SAT. You don't get to change pronunciation if you make the acronym. Then society should change the spelling of the word gin by this logic. --- Like 90% of CE topics are the same way lol. CE is edgy/contrarian as f*** and will do anything to troll the TC/OP. -Touch <cite>SwayM posted [p:965856203] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>The argument is all you need to know the jif crew are silly. If you want it to be pronounced jif, spell it jif. "Gif I'd pronounced gif.," "No gif is pronounced jif!" If I invent a new acronym, CAT, I don't go around saying it's pronounced SAT. You don't get to change pronunciation if you make the acronym.</quote> Then society should change the spelling of the word gin by this logic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jabodie 06/16/22 10:03:38 AM #111:	SwayM posted... Then society should change the spelling of the word gin by this logic. Honestly, we really should. Jin and juice. That looks nice. --- <insert sig here> <cite>Jabodie posted [p:965856364] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted... </cite> <quote>Then society should change the spelling of the word gin by this logic.</quote>Honestly, we really should. Jin and juice. That looks nice. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 06/16/22 10:07:39 AM #112:	Conception616 posted... So you are the type of person who tries to correct a parent on how to pronounce their own childs name, I guess. As stated endlessly before, anyone using the phonetic argument for a hard g should stop as soon as they mispronounce laser. The simple fact is that acronyms dont follow phonetic rules. its about what sounds correct, not what the creator says. jif does not sound correct to anyone who can speak english properly If a parent calls their kid "sephiroth" and says its pronounced "zussruothhhssr" then the parent is wrong. doesn't matter what they think <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:965856446] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>So you are the type of person who tries to correct a parent on how to pronounce their own childs name, I guess. As stated endlessly before, anyone using the phonetic argument for a hard g should stop as soon as they mispronounce laser. The simple fact is that acronyms dont follow phonetic rules.</quote>its about what sounds correct, not what the creator says. jif does not sound correct to anyone who can speak english properly If a parent calls their kid "sephiroth" and says its pronounced "zussruothhhssr" then the parent is wrong. doesn't matter what they think </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Conception616 06/16/22 10:17:01 AM #113:	Kloe_Rinz posted... its about what sounds correct, not what the creator says. jif does not sound correct to anyone who can speak english properly If a parent calls their kid "sephiroth" and says its pronounced "zussruothhhssr" then the parent is wrong. doesn't matter what they think As usual, your analogy is terrible and beyond hyperbolic. --- Ain't no mystery god, peace to the true and living. I Self Lord And Master. <cite>Conception616 posted [p:965856652] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>its about what sounds correct, not what the creator says. jif does not sound correct to anyone who can speak english properly If a parent calls their kid "sephiroth" and says its pronounced "zussruothhhssr" then the parent is wrong. doesn't matter what they think</quote> As usual, your analogy is terrible and beyond hyperbolic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 06/16/22 10:17:56 AM #114:	SwayM posted... Then society should change the spelling of the word gin by this logic. You ever see anyone say "it's pronounced JIN?" --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:965856668] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>SwayM posted... </cite> <quote>Then society should change the spelling of the word gin by this logic.</quote> You ever see anyone say "it's pronounced JIN?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
leonkr4 06/16/22 10:19:34 AM #115:	Irony posted... I don't care what the asshole who made it thinks. It's GIF. the person who created it has a right to say how its ppronounced, anyone who says different is wrong <cite>leonkr4 posted [p:965856716] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite> <quote>I don't care what the asshole who made it thinks. It's GIF.</quote> the person who created it has a right to say how its ppronounced, anyone who says different is wrong </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 06/16/22 10:19:47 AM #116:	Conception616 posted... As usual, your analogy is terrible and beyond hyperbolic. don't care because jif is horrible and incorrect regardless of your opinion <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:965856718] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>As usual, your analogy is terrible and beyond hyperbolic.</quote>don't care because jif is horrible and incorrect regardless of your opinion </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 06/16/22 10:37:38 AM #117:	When I was in college it was jif, and youd get laughed out of the room for calling it gif. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:965857106] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>When I was in college it was jif, and youd get laughed out of the room for calling it gif. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 06/16/22 10:39:13 AM #118:	BeyondWalls posted... When I was in college it was jif, and youd get laughed out of the room for calling it gif. Yeah, I really think the shift to hard g started as a meme and a bunch of people didn't get it --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:965857133] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>BeyondWalls posted... </cite> <quote>When I was in college it was jif, and youd get laughed out of the room for calling it gif.</quote>Yeah, I really think the shift to hard g started as a meme and a bunch of people didn't get it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 06/16/22 10:41:29 AM #119:	Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... Yeah, I really think the shift to hard g started as a meme and a bunch of people didn't get it Yep. I totally agree. Its definitely the wrong pronunciation that just happened to spread the fastest among people who didnt know any better. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:965857179] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, I really think the shift to hard g started as a meme and a bunch of people didn't get it</quote>Yep. I totally agree. Its definitely the wrong pronunciation that just happened to spread the fastest among people who didnt know any better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_BlueMonk 06/16/22 10:43:26 AM #120:	I'll just say it I'll be COLD DEAD AND BURIED BEFORE I SAY JIF --- JISOO JISOO <cite>_BlueMonk posted [p:965857222] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>I'll just say it I'll be COLD DEAD AND BURIED BEFORE I SAY JIF </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwayM 06/16/22 10:47:03 AM #121:	Squall28 posted... You ever see anyone say "it's pronounced JIN?" Exactly. We dont. So why do yall refuse to learn the proper pronunciation of Gif. --- Like 90% of CE topics are the same way lol. CE is edgy/contrarian as f*** and will do anything to troll the TC/OP. -Touch <cite>SwayM posted [p:965857299] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>You ever see anyone say "it's pronounced JIN?"</quote> Exactly. We dont. So why do yall refuse to learn the proper pronunciation of Gif. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Finis-XII 06/16/22 2:06:04 PM #122:	Kloe_Rinz posted... don't care because jif is horrible and incorrect regardless of your opinion Don't care because "jif" sounds better and the creator already said you're wrong regardless of your opinion. --- 2022 GOTY: Elden Ring, Best Girl Ranni <cite>Finis-XII posted [p:965862082] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>don't care because jif is horrible and incorrect regardless of your opinion</quote>Don't care because "jif" sounds better and the creator already said you're wrong regardless of your opinion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 06/16/22 3:26:34 PM #123:	Finis-XII posted... Don't care because "jif" sounds better and the creator already said you're wrong regardless of your opinion. Creator is an idiot. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:965864159] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Finis-XII posted... </cite> <quote>Don't care because "jif" sounds better and the creator already said you're wrong regardless of your opinion.</quote>Creator is an idiot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 06/16/22 4:07:39 PM #124:	dave_is_slick posted... Creator is an idiot. Compelling --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:965865225] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>dave_is_slick posted... </cite> <quote>Creator is an idiot.</quote>Compelling </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Derwood 06/16/22 4:16:48 PM #125:	dave_is_slick posted... Creator is an idiot. Imagine being this mad about the word GIF (which isn't even a word) <cite>Derwood posted [p:965865446] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>dave_is_slick posted... </cite> <quote>Creator is an idiot.</quote> Imagine being this mad about the word GIF (which isn't even a word) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 06/16/22 4:18:14 PM #126:	Finis-XII posted... Don't care because "jif" sounds better and the creator already said you're wrong regardless of your opinion. Jif sounds like something an American would say and the creator doesnt get to override common sense <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:965865483] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Finis-XII posted... </cite> <quote>Don't care because "jif" sounds better and the creator already said you're wrong regardless of your opinion.</quote>Jif sounds like something an American would say and the creator doesnt get to override common sense </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Legato-and-Vash 06/16/22 4:28:59 PM #127:	Conception616 posted... She uses the Y sound instead of the J, She being your gf or the coworker? --- *~Sincerely yours, Legato and Vash~* Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Legato-and-Vash posted [p:965865761] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>She uses the Y sound instead of the J,</quote>She being your gf or the coworker? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 06/16/22 4:35:43 PM #128:	Kloe_Rinz posted... Jif sounds like something an American would say and the creator doesnt get to override common sense How is it common sense when we have plenty of words where the"gi" is pronounced as a J? --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:965865936] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>Jif sounds like something an American would say and the creator doesnt get to override common sense</quote>How is it common sense when we have plenty of words where the"gi" is pronounced as a J? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Conception616 06/16/22 4:43:14 PM #129:	Legato-and-Vash posted... She being your gf or the coworker? My girlfriends name is pronounced Jessica but my coworker intentionally calls her YES-ih-cuh. --- Ain't no mystery god, peace to the true and living. I Self Lord And Master. <cite>Conception616 posted [p:965866182] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Legato-and-Vash posted... </cite> <quote>She being your gf or the coworker?</quote> My girlfriends name is pronounced Jessica but my coworker intentionally calls her YES-ih-cuh. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 06/16/22 4:48:11 PM #130:	Conception616 posted... My girlfriends name is pronounced Jessica but my coworker intentionally calls her YES-ih-cuh. Yeah but thats probably because she lives in Canada where they pronounce J as a Y. And you wouldnt know her. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:965866337] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>My girlfriends name is pronounced Jessica but my coworker intentionally calls her YES-ih-cuh.</quote>Yeah but thats probably because she lives in Canada where they pronounce J as a Y. And you wouldnt know her. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Finis-XII 06/16/22 4:52:15 PM #131:	dave_is_slick posted... Creator is an idiot. Nah. --- 2022 GOTY: Elden Ring, Best Girl Ranni <cite>Finis-XII posted [p:965866458] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>dave_is_slick posted... </cite> <quote>Creator is an idiot.</quote>Nah. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Derwood 06/16/22 5:42:07 PM #132:	Its JIF because thats what saying gee-eye-eff quickly sounds like <cite>Derwood posted [p:965867763] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Its JIF because thats what saying gee-eye-eff quickly sounds like </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Conception616 06/16/22 5:50:08 PM #133:	divot1338 posted... Yeah but thats probably because she lives in Canada where they pronounce J as a Y. And you wouldnt know her. I think this sounds more clever in your head. --- Ain't no mystery god, peace to the true and living. I Self Lord And Master. <cite>Conception616 posted [p:965867962] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah but thats probably because she lives in Canada where they pronounce J as a Y. And you wouldnt know her.</quote> I think this sounds more clever in your head. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 06/16/22 5:51:47 PM #134:	Conception616 posted... I think this sounds more clever in your head. I thought we were all just making childish posts. I just wanted to fit in. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:965868003] in Wow, today... [t:80058065]...</cite> <quote>Conception616 posted... </cite> <quote>I think this sounds more clever in your head.</quote>I thought we were all just making childish posts. I just wanted to fit in. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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