.GIF - Jiff or Giff?
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It's jif because thats what the creator said it is. This isn't some pan trans furry feelings shit, its not some haughty french word with awkward annunciation, nope, it's just an acronym someone coined and then clarified how to pronounce.
The only good reason to say it like gift is "fuck you I do what I want." Excuses like english grammar rules, analogies, etc? Pure fucking autistic stubborness.
The only good reason to say it like gift is "fuck you I do what I want." Excuses like english grammar rules, analogies, etc? Pure fucking autistic stubborness.
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Maybe Gif vs. Jif is regional? I can't remember ever meeting someone who called it 'Jif.'
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The fact that you people think pronouncing a hard G word wrong somehow proves anything is amazing. It's such a shit argument, but it's literally all you have
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Wow I didn't know there was still faggots around that pronounced it Jif. You need to have a think about your life choices.
How To Really Pronounce GIF
How is it the logical pronunciation?
Every word that starts with G, then a vowel, then an F, is pronounced with a hard G. For example:
Gaffe. Gift. Guff. Guffaw.
Most one-syllable words that start with G have a hard G (not an exhaustive list):
Gab. Gad. Gag. Gal. Gam. Gap. Gas. Gay. Get. Gig. Gill. Gimp. Gird. Girl. Git! Give. Go. Goal. Gob. God. Gone. Gore. Got. Guide. Guild. Guilt. Gull. Gulp. Gum. Gun. Gust. Gut. Guy.
The word “gift” is the closest word to GIF, and it has a hard G. To pronounce GIF, just say “gift” without the “t”.
Say gift without the t
What about Gin, Gem, Gym, Geo, and Gel?
Gin is not a good counterexample because it’s a drink derived from juniper berries, so its name is from the Dutch jenever for “juniper”. Gem comes from the Latin gemma for “jewel”. As for the other words, they are abbreviations of larger words, so they inherited their pronunciations.
How To Really Pronounce GIF
How is it the logical pronunciation?
Every word that starts with G, then a vowel, then an F, is pronounced with a hard G. For example:
Gaffe. Gift. Guff. Guffaw.
Most one-syllable words that start with G have a hard G (not an exhaustive list):
Gab. Gad. Gag. Gal. Gam. Gap. Gas. Gay. Get. Gig. Gill. Gimp. Gird. Girl. Git! Give. Go. Goal. Gob. God. Gone. Gore. Got. Guide. Guild. Guilt. Gull. Gulp. Gum. Gun. Gust. Gut. Guy.
The word “gift” is the closest word to GIF, and it has a hard G. To pronounce GIF, just say “gift” without the “t”.
Say gift without the t
What about Gin, Gem, Gym, Geo, and Gel?
Gin is not a good counterexample because it’s a drink derived from juniper berries, so its name is from the Dutch jenever for “juniper”. Gem comes from the Latin gemma for “jewel”. As for the other words, they are abbreviations of larger words, so they inherited their pronunciations.
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That website's sole purpose is to sell mugs and t-shirts, why are you linking them?
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The only people who pronounce it "jif" are people who actually took the time to look it up so they can be right and signal how smart they are for knowing what the creator says. They get to feel special and swoop with their faggoty correction anytime someone pronounces it like a normal person would.
Talking about grammar rules and all this shit is stupid. Anyone who says "jif" is a huge faggot. Its indisputable. This is everyone who says it.
Talking about grammar rules and all this shit is stupid. Anyone who says "jif" is a huge faggot. Its indisputable. This is everyone who says it.
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Majority of those examples are no "e", "i" or "y".
Appendix:List of English words where G is pronounced exceptionally - Wiktionary
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The only people who pronounce it "jif" are people who actually took the time to look it up so they can be right and signal how smart they are for knowing what the creator says. They get to feel special and swoop with their faggoty correction anytime someone pronounces it like a normal person would.
Talking about grammar rules and all this shit is stupid. Anyone who says "jif" is a huge faggot. Its indisputable. This is everyone who says it.
I was pronouncing it JIF back in the 90s when I was making my geocities websites, because even in Elementary school I knew what the language rules were.