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From: hombre@hakatac.almanac.bc.ca (Chad Thomas)
Subject: Re: GIF prononciation.  Word from the CREATOR!
Keywords: GIF
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Date: Fri, 30 Dec 94 12:13:38 PST
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kenneth.weiss@moondog.com (KENNETH WEISS) writes:

>
>  |Quoting Quozl@netcom.Com to All concerning Re: GIF prononciation.:
> >Mistake #1: "GIF" is not a common word outside of computers. "Jif" is,
> >though, and not just as a trademark. The word "jif" implies simple and
> >quick, and "quick" is one thing GIFs are not.
> >I side with the hard-G crowd....
>  |-----------------|Ken Weiss responded:
>
> Add mine to the list of those that pronounce GIF with a hard G.
>
>
> --  OLX 1.53:
> Reality-ometer:  [\........]  Hmmph!  Thought so...
>
>                    kenneth.weiss@moondog.com





why not jes name it JIF if they want it to sound like that?  Jif is peanut 
butter.