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Wait . . . for reals?
15 1 ReplyIt'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.
21 0 Replysigh
*rubs forehead*
There . . . is. NO. DEBATE. GRAPHICS Interchange Format. GIF.
. . . so tired . . .
so very tired . . .
16 4 ReplyGiraffics Interchange Format?
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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.
6 0 ReplyI've got a gift for that giraffe. It's a jay-pedge.
3 0 ReplyJ-PEG
And it's Giraffe and Laser in german, so whatever.
3 0 ReplyIt's an initialism, not an acronym.
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I offer a thrid option, silent g
2 0 ReplyAs gif!
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Ty for the winning statement!
3 0 Replylet's check in with the inventor...
3 1 ReplyThe inventor of the common pronunciation of GIF? That'd be like, 20 million people wouldn't it?
2 0 ReplyThe man who invented the format/word. He gave his input as well.
6 1 ReplyJust 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.
3 2 ReplyBut 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.
2 1 ReplyYou 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.
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X to doubt, but also wouldnt be too surprised.
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