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Pronunciation of GIF (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 days ago by can@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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No, acronyms don't work that way

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[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Some speakers pronounce GIF as an initialism rather than an acronym, producing /dʒiː aɪ ɛf/.

Monsters.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

The same people say "bone apple tea", "irregardless", "supposably", etc., no doubt.