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		Oxford American dictionary picks "GIF" as the word of the year. This is not a repeat from 1987 (news.yahoo.com)		8
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Snapper Carr		2012-11-13 04:14:31 PM

3 votes:

Bashar and Asma's Infinite Playlist: Is it pronounced with the 'g' in gin or the 'g' in gun?

The gun way annoys the hell out of me. I hope it's not correct.

Graphics Interchange Format

the "g" in graphics is a hard "g" therefore, it's "g" as in "gun"

dv-ous		2012-11-13 04:17:01 PM

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CognaciousThunk: Bashar and Asma's Infinite Playlist: Is it pronounced with the 'g' in gin or the 'g' in gun?

The gun way annoys the hell out of me. I hope it's not correct.

J, like the peanut butter. At least that's what Compuserve peeps used to say about it.

http://howtopronouncegif.com

I don't know why.

If you ask me, it ought to be pronounced like "graphics." Since, you know, that's what it stands for.

Bashar and Asma's Infinite Playlist		2012-11-13 03:55:17 PM

2 votes:

Is it pronounced with the 'g' in gin or the 'g' in gun?

The gun way annoys the hell out of me. I hope it's not correct.

Funbags		2012-11-13 09:33:12 PM

1 votes:

Feral_and_Preposterous: Would any of you pronounciation experts care to inform me how to pronounce "cache"?

Its "cash", one syllable.

And .GIF sounds like GRIFF without the R. Its astounding that there are learned people think "graphics" would be pronounced with a soft G. "Giraffics"?

Anyone requesting a "JIF" better not complain when they get peanut butter slathered across their upper lip.

Roof Pig		2012-11-13 04:20:55 PM

1 votes:

How about a gif of a Giff?

www.spelljammer.org

yet_another_wumpus		2012-11-13 04:18:15 PM

1 votes:

Generation_D: The internet has gone permanently AOL level. So glad you all are here. Really

What part of "eternal" in "eternal September" surprises you?

/old fart

ITGreen		2012-11-13 04:15:07 PM

1 votes:

"Interestingly, the word-of the-year distinction does not guarantee that the chosen words will actually be included in future editions of the Oxford English Dictionary."

Making this just one more meaningless publicity stunt.