Gif or Jif?
- Valkyrie-Lemons
- Posts: 1204
- Joined: 23 Nov 2012, 09:09
- First Video: Spoken Word
- Location: Oxford, UK
Gif or Jif?
So apparently a GIF is meant to be pronounced as "Jif"
[Story]
I've never heard it pronounced "Jif" since I often see it written on the interwebs, not spoken, but how do you say it?
Personally, I say it with a hard G, since GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, and you don't pronounce Graphics with a "J" sound but rather a hard "G" sound.
Plus if you're Eastern European/Balkans, wouldn't that J then become a Y? Which would be even more confusing.
[Story]
I've never heard it pronounced "Jif" since I often see it written on the interwebs, not spoken, but how do you say it?
Personally, I say it with a hard G, since GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format, and you don't pronounce Graphics with a "J" sound but rather a hard "G" sound.
Plus if you're Eastern European/Balkans, wouldn't that J then become a Y? Which would be even more confusing.
Prospero101 wrote:...is it weird that I REALLY hope that someday I say something memorable enough to be quoted in someone else's signature?
I'm trying this 'Twitter' thing, if you just want to send a message/question/joke, please send it to: @Valkyrie_Lemons , thanks!
- King Kool
- Quality and Quantity
- Posts: 5987
- Joined: 28 Jan 2008, 19:22
- Location: Rhode Island
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
I say Biff.
Re: Gif or Jif?
I've always pronounced it Gif, because I'd only ever seen it written down and that's how it made sense to pronounce it for me. For pretty much the same reasons as Valkyrie-Lemons.
- auberginequeen
- Posts: 1559
- Joined: 25 May 2009, 19:04
- First Video: Rejected 'Get A Mac' Ads
- Location: aubergineland
Re: Gif or Jif?
I say "gif" with a hard G or else I can't help but think of peanut butter.
On that note:
On that note:
- empath
- Posts: 13531
- Joined: 28 Nov 2007, 17:20
- First Video: How to Talk Like a Pirate
- Location: back in the arse end of nowhere
Re: Gif or Jif?
...that looks a LOT like a friend of mine.
But yeah, I say it with a hard G because it's an acronym with the first letter based on a word with a hard 'g' sound.
Sorry, Mr. Wilhite; we're all wrong, but when there's a hundred soldiers and 99 of them screw up and start marching with their right foot first, the Sergeant still chews out the one grunt marching 'out of step'...
But yeah, I say it with a hard G because it's an acronym with the first letter based on a word with a hard 'g' sound.
Sorry, Mr. Wilhite; we're all wrong, but when there's a hundred soldiers and 99 of them screw up and start marching with their right foot first, the Sergeant still chews out the one grunt marching 'out of step'...
- Elomin Sha
- Posts: 15774
- Joined: 22 Feb 2008, 05:14
- First Video: Max Effect
- Location: Woodford Green, England
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Jif used to be grease cleaner in the UK and also named for something squirted on pancakes during Pancake Tuesday.
The most unique, nicest, and confusing individual you will get to know. Don't be stupid around me, that's my job.
https://displate.com/elominsha/galleries
If you need art, I take commissions, PM me.
https://displate.com/elominsha/galleries
If you need art, I take commissions, PM me.
Re: Gif or Jif?
I not only pronounce it with a hard g, but also a long i, just to be difficult.
GIF FOR LIFE!
GIF FOR LIFE!
- Merrymaker_Mortalis
- Posts: 7226
- Joined: 24 Feb 2010, 19:19
- First Video: ENN's First Episode on Escapist
- Location: Wales
Re: Gif or Jif?
I don't prenounce it as it's a term that never comes up in verbal communications.
- Sieg Reyu
- Posts: 2930
- Joined: 16 Oct 2006, 12:24
- First Video: How to Talk Like a Pirate
- Location: State of Confusion
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Gi makes a J sound. Giraffe, Giant, Gibberish. It only makes sense.
But English is stupid.
But English is stupid.
Re: Gif or Jif?
Hard G for life, don't even care.
- Ptangmatik
- Posts: 3597
- Joined: 08 Apr 2012, 09:44
- First Video: probably one of the 1st unskippables
- Location: the shire of york
Re: Gif or Jif?
Elomin Sha wrote:Jif used to be grease cleaner in the UK and also named for something squirted on pancakes during Pancake Tuesday.
Damn straight.
You wanted to be careful about keeping those two separate too, otherwise pancake day would be horrific
Geoff_B wrote: ... Even for here, that was weird.
- Valkyrie-Lemons
- Posts: 1204
- Joined: 23 Nov 2012, 09:09
- First Video: Spoken Word
- Location: Oxford, UK
Re: Gif or Jif?
Sieg Reyu wrote:Gi makes a J sound. Giraffe, Giant, Gibberish. It only makes sense.
But English is stupid.
What about Git, Gimp or Gill?
Ptangmatik wrote:Elomin Sha wrote:Jif used to be grease cleaner in the UK and also named for something squirted on pancakes during Pancake Tuesday.
Damn straight.
You wanted to be careful about keeping those two separate too, otherwise pancake day would be horrific
Ha, I remember always been confused by the two. I always wondered why they had the same name.
Prospero101 wrote:...is it weird that I REALLY hope that someday I say something memorable enough to be quoted in someone else's signature?
I'm trying this 'Twitter' thing, if you just want to send a message/question/joke, please send it to: @Valkyrie_Lemons , thanks!
- Sieg Reyu
- Posts: 2930
- Joined: 16 Oct 2006, 12:24
- First Video: How to Talk Like a Pirate
- Location: State of Confusion
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Valkyrie-Lemons wrote:Sieg Reyu wrote:Gi makes a J sound. Giraffe, Giant, Gibberish. It only makes sense.
But English is stupid.
What about Git, Gimp or Gill?
Sieg Reyu wrote:But English is stupid.
- LogicSword
- Posts: 2149
- Joined: 22 Sep 2010, 12:42
- First Video: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
- Location: Sheffield, UK
Re: Gif or Jif?
Valkyrie-Lemons wrote:Ptangmatik wrote:Elomin Sha wrote:Jif used to be grease cleaner in the UK and also named for something squirted on pancakes during Pancake Tuesday.
Damn straight.
You wanted to be careful about keeping those two separate too, otherwise pancake day would be horrific
Ha, I remember always been confused by the two. I always wondered why they had the same name.
Jack Dee.
- Lord Hosk
- Posts: 6587
- Joined: 07 Dec 2011, 08:30
- First Video: Checkpoint: Into the breach
- Location: Half and inch below the knuckle of the ring finger. MI
Re: Gif or Jif?
Dear inventor of thing I dont care what you say Jif makes no sense I dont care what stupid peanut butter reference you were going for you invented a means to transmit graphics not jafics.
I also like the reference to "A coiner effectively loses control of a word once it's out there..."
Kinda like when al gore invented the internet he didnt think it would be used exclusively for porn and stealing movies. When JVC invented the VHS they didnt think it would be used exclusively for porn and stealing movies, and when Sony developed home DVDRs they didnt think they would be used exclusively for... wait a minute When the new york times created times square they...
OK there is a trend developing here.
I also like the reference to "A coiner effectively loses control of a word once it's out there..."
Kinda like when al gore invented the internet he didnt think it would be used exclusively for porn and stealing movies. When JVC invented the VHS they didnt think it would be used exclusively for porn and stealing movies, and when Sony developed home DVDRs they didnt think they would be used exclusively for... wait a minute When the new york times created times square they...
OK there is a trend developing here.
Beware Bering Crystal Bears, Bearing Crystals. (Especially if the crystals they are bearing are, themselves, Bering Crystal Bears.) -Old, Stupid Proverb
[–]Graham_LRR
You hear that Khoo? We're almost better than the comic!
[–]Graham_LRR
You hear that Khoo? We're almost better than the comic!
Re: Gif or Jif?
we used to have an animated gif thread somewhere, and one of the prominent users (her name slips my mind ) called it jiff, and i've called it jiff ever since
i dont know what's happening anymore
- Ptangmatik
- Posts: 3597
- Joined: 08 Apr 2012, 09:44
- First Video: probably one of the 1st unskippables
- Location: the shire of york
Re: Gif or Jif?
LogicSword wrote:
Jack Dee.
THAT'S What I was thinking of! Trying to remember where I remember that from has been driving me nuts. Thanks Logic
Geoff_B wrote: ... Even for here, that was weird.
Re: Gif or Jif?
I always pronounce it in the dutch way, with a hard, scraping, guttural G (it's akin to the Scottish G, as in "Loch").
Incidentally, the dutch word "Gif" means "poison".
Incidentally, the dutch word "Gif" means "poison".
"if it ain't shiny, rub it on your hiney"
- King Kool
- Quality and Quantity
- Posts: 5987
- Joined: 28 Jan 2008, 19:22
- Location: Rhode Island
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Graham wrote:Hard G for life, don't even care.
Wasn't that Hard G your gang name when you were in the Bloodz?
- Can't Wear Hats
- Admiral Robocop
- Posts: 342
- Joined: 12 Dec 2011, 15:13
- First Video: Fun with Microwaves
- Location: Englandland
Re: Gif or Jif?
Hard G is the only way. You know what, Mr Wilhite?
(Yes I will keep using this GIF at every possible opportunity.)
(Yes I will keep using this GIF at every possible opportunity.)
"We're not on this asteroid for very long, let's be nice to one another." - Alex Steacy
LRL: http://imgur.com/a/EoMQz#0
Desert Bus 007: http://imgur.com/a/ikM5G#0
Desert Bus 8: http://imgur.com/a/ksPiS
Twitter | Twitch
Avatar by Featherweight
LRL: http://imgur.com/a/EoMQz#0
Desert Bus 007: http://imgur.com/a/ikM5G#0
Desert Bus 8: http://imgur.com/a/ksPiS
Twitter | Twitch
Avatar by Featherweight
- Lord Hosk
- Posts: 6587
- Joined: 07 Dec 2011, 08:30
- First Video: Checkpoint: Into the breach
- Location: Half and inch below the knuckle of the ring finger. MI
Re: Gif or Jif?
I love the gif so much because the glasses miss his eyes, it works on multiple levels.
Beware Bering Crystal Bears, Bearing Crystals. (Especially if the crystals they are bearing are, themselves, Bering Crystal Bears.) -Old, Stupid Proverb
[–]Graham_LRR
You hear that Khoo? We're almost better than the comic!
[–]Graham_LRR
You hear that Khoo? We're almost better than the comic!
- tamaness
- Posts: 2673
- Joined: 17 Oct 2008, 03:44
- First Video: LRReview: Desert Bus
- Location: Stuck between a rock and a hard place
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Apparently it's a big issue? Either pronunciation is acceptable.
Formerly madAlric
All of the Crapshots in one place
All of the Crapshots in one place
- Sieg Reyu
- Posts: 2930
- Joined: 16 Oct 2006, 12:24
- First Video: How to Talk Like a Pirate
- Location: State of Confusion
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Lavos wrote:we used to have an animated gif thread somewhere, and one of the prominent users (her name slips my mind ) called it jiff, and i've called it jiff ever since
OH MY GOD IT'S LAVOS!!!!!
YAY LAVOS IS BACK!!!
- psychopompos
- Posts: 32
- Joined: 31 Mar 2013, 13:39
- First Video: the first episode of Checkpoint
- Location: California
- Contact:
Re: Gif or Jif?
Sieg Reyu wrote:Valkyrie-Lemons wrote:Sieg Reyu wrote:Gi makes a J sound. Giraffe, Giant, Gibberish. It only makes sense.
But English is stupid.
What about Git, Gimp or Gill?Sieg Reyu wrote:But English is stupid.
FUN FACT! One of the easiest ways of telling whether an English word that starts with G comes from a Germanic or a Romance language is to look at its pronunciation!
Words that come from Anglo-Saxon, Danish, or Norse will tend to begin with /g/ (hard G), like get, give, gill, etc. On the other hand, words come from French, Latin, or even Greek (YES I KNOW IT'S NOT A ROMANCE LANGUAGE JUST ROLL WITH IT) will begin with a /dʒ/ (soft G, or J), such as gist, gem, gyroscope, etc.
However, I don't know exactly what the protocol is for acronyms. Largely because acronyms in English were INCREDIBLY uncommon before 1900, and didn't really become ubiquitous until World War II. So, pronounce it how you want.
ETYMOLOGY FOR THE WIN!
(but yeah, it's totally /gɪf/)
may all your ghosts come back to haunt you
My Blog (regularly updated): Axolotl Ceviche
My Tumblr (music-related, sporadically updated): 24-Hour Nothing Hour
My Blog (regularly updated): Axolotl Ceviche
My Tumblr (music-related, sporadically updated): 24-Hour Nothing Hour
Return to “General Discussion”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 62 guests