Re: Do choosy mother mothers choose GIF?

[cpwinter -at- rahul -dot- net]

On 24 Oct 2002, at 7:35, kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com wrote:

> 
> A quick informal survey for those TWs who are also graphics gurus:
> 
> When referring to .GIF files, do you pronounce it with a soft G (jiff) or
> with a hard G (giff, similar to the sound of gift)?
> 
> I'm finding myself prone to the soft G, perhaps due to my predilection for
> peanut butter...
> 

    I pronounce it with the soft "G" -- simply because that's the way I 
always heard it, at first (as a CompuServe user, way back when).

    But there may be a linguistic shift under way, as these days I hear the 
hard-G "GIF" more and more.

    Me, I'll stick with the "Jif" pronunciation, recognizing that there is no 
logic to it, since I say hard-G "GigaHertz" or "Gig" but soft-G "giant".

    Jo figure.  ;-)

Chris
--
"Logic is a wreath of fragrant flowers -- that smell BAD."


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