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If You Pronounce GIF with a Hard G, You Must Be New to the Internet

It didn't require the imprimatur of The New York Times to resolve the GIF pronunciation debate, nor will the paper's assertion on Tuesday actually resolve it. But the war is won, even if the battle ...
Yahoo

Here’s a Timeline of the Debate About How to Pronounce GIF

The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while it has swelled or dipped, the debate over how to pronounce the acronym ...
nerdist

Why We Can’t Stop Arguing About How to Pronounce GIF

Few linguistic debates have raged on more consistently than the one surrounding the proper pronunciation of the acronym, GIF. Fortunately, YouTuber and maker of things Tom Scott produced a video ...
Los Angeles Times

GIF’s 25th birthday: Is it pronounced ‘gif’ or ‘jif’? [Poll]

Twenty-five years ago Friday, Steve Wilhite invented the GIF file format and bestowed upon the world the perfect vehicle for some of the best memes ever created. It’s more than a picture but not quite ...
KCCI Des Moines

GIF celebrates 30 years of arguments over its pronunciation

Thursday marks the 30th anniversary of the GIF, or graphics interchange format, a file that supports static and animated images. The GIF was developed by software writer Steve Wilhite while employed ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Jeopardy’ wades into ‘GIF’ pronunciation battle

We’ve now heard it from Mr. Hooked on Phonics himself. “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek has stoked the flames of the undying Internet debate over how to correctly pronounce “GIF.” According to Trebek, GIF, ...