X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,9deea14011c75d3a,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-31 18:21:09 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.uoregon.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!homer18.u.washington.edu!rmariano From: Mariano Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: I know the REAL pronunciation of GIF Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 23:51:34 -0800 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 24 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: homer18.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE =20 =B0=B1=B2 WHO CARES?!?!?! =B2=B1=B0 We already had one of the creators say it's a soft `g', and there are=20 some english experts who contend that it's a hard `g'. No matter WHAT=20 anyone says, it's not going to change the way people currently pronounce GI= F. So, let's forget about it and go on with our lives, shall we? :) -- =20 \\|// | | ( o o ) ---------------------oOO--(_)--OOo-----------------------------------------= --- Ramon L. Mariano, Jr. | "I'm a really timid person- I was beate= n University of Washington | up by Quakers." =20 E-MAIL: rmariano@u.washington.edu | -- Woody Allen =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D