• @[email protected]
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    GIF is pronounced GIF not because the G stands for Graphical, but because it is its essence. It is what is calls out to be… Called.

    And because it’s not peanut butter.

    And for the same reason, JPEG is pronounced JFEG not because the P stands for Photographic, but because that is the expression of its true essence.

    I just didn’t know it before today.

    Justice for JΦEG!

    • @Wilzax
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      710 months ago

      Also, “gi” in english makes the hard g sound very often, like in gift, or give, or giddy. You need to do some real mental gymnastics to justify it as a j sound

      • rigatti
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        3210 months ago

        The giant ginger biologist originally apologized for being allergic to ginseng.

        • @Wilzax
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          -210 months ago

          I’m not taking about gy or ge, I’m talking about gi

      • @force
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        10 months ago

        giant, gigantic, ginger, gist, gin, giraffe, gibberish, gingivitis, giblet, giro, giron, gingal, gipsy / gitano, gingili, gigot, girasole, giaour, …

        logic, tragic, agile, agism/aging, legit, sigil, magi, magic, argil, algid, aegis, vagile, algin, digit, legible, legislature, surgical, intellegible, …

        looks like a lot of palatal affricates to me dawg idk, i think you’re the one doing mental gymnastics trying to justify it not being pronounced the way the creator specified. “gif” the way you ask for just sounds weird

    • @Synthead
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      110 months ago

      You can tell it’s a soft G from the way it is! How neat is that?