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minus-squareiamak@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoWhy do people have to pronounced it in any way? Why not say G-I-F? I’ve been saying it like that since before I knew about the huge debate💀
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoBecause that’s 3 syllables instead of 1. Ain’t nobody got time for that!
minus-squaresnowe@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoCuz the devs explicitly named it after the peanut butter and even gave it a catchphrase to make sure you pronounced it correctly. It was a marketing campaign. “Choosy developers choose gif”.
minus-squareseitanic@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHow do you pronounce JIF, then? (That’s the JPEG Interchange Format.)
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s JPEG File Interchange Format.
minus-squareseitanic@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoRight there in the first paragraph, it says The base specifications for a JPEG container format are defined in Annex B of the JPEG standard, known as JPEG Interchange Format (JIF).
minus-squareLEX@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s a real shame (for them) they don’t dictate how the English language works
Why do people have to pronounced it in any way? Why not say G-I-F? I’ve been saying it like that since before I knew about the huge debate💀
Because that’s 3 syllables instead of 1. Ain’t nobody got time for that!
RE-RE-RE-REEEEEMMMIIIXXX
Cuz the devs explicitly named it after the peanut butter and even gave it a catchphrase to make sure you pronounced it correctly. It was a marketing campaign. “Choosy developers choose gif”.
How do you pronounce JIF, then? (That’s the JPEG Interchange Format.)
That’s JPEG File Interchange Format.
Right there in the first paragraph, it says
It’s a real shame (for them) they don’t dictate how the English language works
Neither do you?