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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:27 PM Original message |
How do you pronounce GIF? |
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Rue (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. To the best of my knowledge, |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. That's how the inventors pronounced it .. with a 'g' as in 'giraffe.' |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. So who says the inventors get to decide? |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:23 AM Response to Reply #35 |
56. I didn't know it was invented -- I call it "G" as in "Gift" -- |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. Since it means Graphics Interchange Format.... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yep, me too. nt |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. me too |
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benddem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. me too |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. Gif as in Gift. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. I always thought it was with a hard G |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hard "G" |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. Choosy moms choose GIF. n/t |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
57. Don't get your peanut butter mixed up with your graphics. It's JIF... |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. I pronounce it the RIGHT way. |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. This is great, I see an opening here. By the way, my name is |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Wouldn't that be GUIF.... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. i pronounce it jiff |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Most computer people I know use the soft "g" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. That's correct. (See above.) |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. gift-ish |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Actually (and this is a little-known fact), the "g" in GIF is silent... |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. The word "graphic" is silent.... |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. No, I can handle "Jay-peg"... |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. LOL! n/t |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:50 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I've never heard SMICK |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I just made it up...please don't kill me...it's CHRISTMAS! |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. No it's not, Christmas isn't for two days |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. I always say "giff" with the g as in "gut" |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. My son and his friends |
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rzemanfl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. JPG n/t. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. I spell it out: G - I - F |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. It's 'jiff' as in the peanut butter |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. It is... |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I think you just made that up |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
30. Somewhere around here, I have a dump from Compuserve ca. 1982 or 83. They |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Wrong. Twice. |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Sorry, you're wrong yourself. That is GIF87, the original GIF was |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Here's a link: |
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patriotvoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. "Jif" - See the GIF pronounciation page |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Well, a poll was taken |
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patriotvoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Polling the ignorant leads to ignorant results. |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Popular usage is what dictionaries use |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Then you probably and incorrectly believe "issue" = "problem" |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:27 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. That's bizarre |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Your clinginess to an incorrect pronunciation is bizarre |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:27 AM Response to Reply #49 |
58. Your proscriptive linguistics are bizarre |
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patriotvoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Reference? |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Computer scientists are not the only people |
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patriotvoice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Of course they're not, |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. "JIFF" it is |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. I pronounce it 'piece of crap transparency' |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
39. I call them pings... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:00 AM Response to Reply #39 |
52. Isn't .png a different format? I don't think it supports transparencies. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:25 AM Response to Reply #52 |
62. PNG supports full alpha transparency and was created to replace GIF |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:35 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. ding.. we have a winner.. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:44 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. No kidding... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 02:40 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Thanks for the info. Don't even get me started on what shitheads |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
44. gee-eye-eff is the only way I have ever said it |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-23-05 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
51. On the west coast since late 80's, I've heard hard G almost exclusively nt |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
53. Jay Peg |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
54. I refuse to use gif files |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
55. I usually pronounce the letters |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 02:51 AM Response to Original message |
59. Geezus ... |
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njdemocrat106 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
60. I always pronounced it "gee-eye-eff". |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:23 AM Response to Original message |
61. I pronounce it "ping" |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:53 AM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Right on.. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:57 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. I know fuck all about PHP |
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Omphaloskepsis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 05:37 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Really.. PHP is a huge pile of shit. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-24-05 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
63. I say it as I would say "gift" |
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