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  1. I was around when the format came out. by Revek · · Score: 1 · on What's The Correct Way to Pronounce 'GIF'? (thenewstack.io)

    Its Gif pronounced Jif, like the peanut butter. End of story. I can't help it if someone can't accept that.

    CompuServe used it and if you never used CompuServe, you don't know jack.

  2. Re:But how does it sound? by Vrtigo1 · · Score: 1 · on GIF Becomes Word of the Year 2012

    The pronunciation of "GIF" is specified in the GIF specification to be "jif", as in "jiffy", rather then "gif", which most people seem to prefer.

    http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

  3. Re:But how does it sound? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2 · on GIF Becomes Word of the Year 2012

    Pronounce it like "gift" but without the "t"

    No, don't.

  4. Re:Power Requirement by djcapelis · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Nvidia 480-Core Graphics Card Approaches 2 Teraflops

    You're definitely wrong about the pronunciation of gif: http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

  5. Re:Great Scott! by numark · · Score: 3, Informative · on Why Microsoft Hates Blu-ray

    Actually, the creators of the GIF format have repeatedly stated that the correct pronunciation is, in fact, "jif" with a soft "g". See here: http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

  6. Choosy moms choose GIF! by endeitzslash · · Score: 0, Offtopic · on GIF Support Returns to GD

    Only funny if you know how it's pronounced.

  7. Re:If the poster is correct by Mr+Z · · Score: 1 · on GIF Slips Away From Unisys; Your Move, IBM

    I'm sorry, but the original Compuserve spec and software actually states that the soft-G is the correct pronounciation of GIF.

    I bet you also pronounce /bin and /lib as "bine" and "libe" (long I instead of short I).

    As someone else pointed out the JPEG format is "jay-fiff", not "jiff".

    --Joe
  8. Re:If the poster is correct by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on GIF Slips Away From Unisys; Your Move, IBM

    And you were wrong all along. Gif is pronounced like the peanut butter. Just Check this out.

  9. Soft G by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative · on GIF Patent Prepares to Expire
    It's pronounced like "jif". Period. The end. That's final. End of story.

    You disagree? Hey, I'm just quoting the inventors of the format. Here's the evidence:

    * CompuServe used to distribute a graphics display program called CompuShow. In the documentation for version 8.33 in the FAQ section, it states:
    The GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), pronounced "JIF", was designed by CompuServe and the official specification released in June of 1987.
    There, straight from the inventors of the format. Convinced yet?
    It's "Jiff" and I Don't Want to Hear Another Word -- Logic may dictate the "g" in GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) is pronounced hard, like gift or gefilte fish, but that didn't stop dozens and dozens of readers from offering opinions, many of them hilarious.

    However, several people wrote to say that they either worked with folks at CompuServe or read the original GIF specification, all of which specified a soft "g". None of us at NetBITS understand why we haven't seen the definitive word before, so here it is. Charlie Reading writes:

    I worked with the creator of GIF (Steve Wilhite) when I was still employed by CompuServe. Steve always pronounced it "jiff" and would correct those who pronounced it with a hard G. "Choosy developers choose GIF" (spinning off of a historically popular peanut butter commercial).

    If you want to make a difference in this pronunciation conundrum, print this piece of NetBITS out and send it to the person who writes your local newspaper's technology or Internet column. We now have the specification's authoritative pronunciation. Let's stamp out the hard "g," however logical, once and for all.