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When you hear someone pronounce GIF as 'JIF
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The creator of the format, Steve Wihite, says it’s pronounced as JIF, but personally I still say GIF out of habit.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html
I’ve had similar arguments with people over the pronunciation of Linux, with one person saying it’s “Lie-nicks” because it’s named after “Linus”, but Linus himself has said he pronounces his own name differently depending on the language he’s speaking at the time, but Linux is always pronounced “Lynn-icks.”
https://youtu.be/5IfHm6R5le0?si=9bQHnIiB0UxBYS2o
Why isn't this higher up? Thanks for the real info, I was going to post this if no one else did.