By Anthony Palacio
Editor of Opinion
Editor of Opinion
The technology age has given us a beautiful new medium to create
hilarious new memes. The gif short little in between that isn’t a
picture but isn’t quite a video either is perfect to entertain us in the
modern age with our unfathomably short attention spans.
But, nobody cares. We don’t appreciate anything beyond the short
stimulation it provides. No the most important thing that causes the
most heated debates is the pronunciation. The war rages on between those
who would fight for the hard g pronunciation -- as the acronym “Graphic
Interchange Format” would imply – versus the correct members of the j
as in jiffy camp.
It’s pronounced Jif. End of story. It’s not up for debate,
interpretation, or discussion. Its jif. Jif jif jif jif jif jif jif.
Jif. Any questions? Too bad there are no questions to be asked. It’s
simply jif.
If you still refuse to accept the truth, you can head over to The .Gif
Pronunciation Page. Yep, the debate has gotten big enough to warrant a
webpage dedicated to sort out the facts. There you will find the simple
explanation as to why it’s pronounced the way it is. The inventor of the
.gif said so. Hey says “jif” every time he is asked and refutes any
claims to an alternate pronunciation. Besides, .gif is an acronym anyways
and there is no set way to pronounce one other than what the creator
decides on.
But you know, if you want to say .gif go ahead. The only problem is that
you will continue to be wrong and serve as a nuisance for those who
enjoy not having to hear terms mangled and distorted by individuals who
simply don’t care about being correct. If you are alright with that,
then go on saying gif with the hard g, stats instead of stas, and, worst
of all, liberry instead of library. The rest of us will be off speaking
properly on our own.
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