Subj : Re: Pronunciation
To   : 2twisty
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Apr 03 2022 17:41:34

 2t> There used to be an animated GIF that the creator made that said just
 2t> that.  I saw it back in the 90s and have respected (and defended) that
 2t> pronunciation since.
 2t> 
 2t> When people argue with me about it, I remind them that it is a Proper
 2t> Noun, and therefore nothing different from a person's name.  Then I
 2t> proceed to mispronounce their name for a while.
 2t> 

Back in the 90s, I said "JIF", and my friends then said that sounded silly and that I was wrong, it was "GIF" with a hard G.  I then used that pronunciation from then on in, until I found this out, and realised I was right the first time.

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