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Whoever the hell was responsible for deciding that Ge and Gi are a completely fucking different consonant sound from Ga Go Gu, my sincerest fuck you. You fucked up big time
Note: I'm aware that this is a problem more closely related to latin languages, where the sound of je/ge and ji/gi is interchangeable (except for Spanish, who decided that J = throaty R), so I really wonder if, in ye olde times, the symbol was similar looking enough or what.
G in Spanish is also throaty R before E and I... Unless succeeded by U (ga gue gui go gu, vs ge gi)
Soooo we kinda fucked up too
(if you're wondering, what if you wanna say gue and pronounce the U? Then we use a "diéresis", like cigüeña)
Wait . . . for reals?
It's a joke from another meme. There was much debate about how to pronounce gif. Is it like the beginning of give or more like jiffy.
This is a level 2 meme, you have to know a level 1 meme to understand this one.
sigh
*rubs forehead*
There . . . is. NO. DEBATE. GRAPHICS Interchange Format. GIF.
. . . so tired . . .
so very tired . . .
Giraffics Interchange Format?
And how would you pronounce jpeg? J-PEG?
Or j-feg?Joint PHOTOGRAPHIC experts group. There... Is NO. DEBATE.
...so tired...
Also laser would like to speak with you. And oddly enough a giraffe.
I've got a gift for that giraffe. It's a jay-pedge.
J-PEG
And it's Giraffe and Laser in german, so whatever.
It's an initialism, not an acronym.
I offer a thrid option, silent g
As gif!
Ty for the winning statement!
let's check in with the inventor...
The inventor of the common pronunciation of GIF? That'd be like, 20 million people wouldn't it?
The man who invented the format/word. He gave his input as well.
Just because someone made it doesn't mean they understand it.
I could draw a picture of a purple dragon fucking a monkey but couldn't tell you why.
But I feel they have more legitimacy and say than you or I. That being said, language is a fluid thing and influenced by the masses.
You can't argue with these folks. Reminds of when Andy and Erin write the song about Sabre but thought it was pounced SAB-REE so everything rhymed with that.
X to doubt, but also wouldnt be too surprised.
moms like you choose .gif :/