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I was talking to my friend, and said that I forgot to send someone a .gif.

He started laughing, and said that I pronounced it wrong. He pronounces it "gif" as in gift, while I pronounce it "jiff" as in "choosy moms choose jiff, cuz it's effin delicious"

How do you guys pronounce it? Just wonderin'.

I think the correct way is "gif" as gift, as you described.

Yup, I pronounce it the first way. I mean, it's 'gif', not 'jif'.

I've always pronounced it dot-gee-eye-eff.

I spell file extensions out.

gift

I say it "jiff" :D
Jiffy lube ;)

Everyone I know says jiff, but eh.

Just googled it. Apparently people have huge flamewars over how to pronounce it. XD

For god's sake, it's just a filetype.

Lol :P

Yeah, I pronounce it as "jiff". I don't really care if it really is "gif" as I personally think "jiff" sounds better. Besides, that's how everybody I know pronounces it.

Still on topic, here's a little anecdote about a friend of mine that just makes saying .gif as "jiff" all the better. Basically, a friend of mine named Jeff saved a picture of himself as jeff.gif and I just found that hysterical. He wasn't aware of what he had done until later after explaining it to him. Now, I always sign his name as "Gif". It's okay though, he doesn't seem to mind at all.

That's makes me want a friend named Jeff :3

I enunciate it as it it spelled.

Though,

I use the acronym (or abbreviation) for jpeg., .bmp, and png.

I pronounce .jpg or .jpeg as "jay-peg", I pronounce .png as "ping", and I usually pronounce .bmp as it's spelled "bee-em-pee" but often also say "bimp".

I say it all 3 ways on all file types

Gift here.

Hmm… debating on threadjacking… but that'll be later. gotta find a good .gif b4 jack.

jif and Jill says RESIDENT EEEEEEVVVVVIIIIILLLL

Gift

and of-ten

I just pronounce it correctly

gif=Gift
url=earl
jpg=Jay peg
Lan= well… Lan
Moe=Moé
Lanthus=awesome

(stepping on everybody's toes is lulzy)

gif= gi ai ef
url= yu ar el
jpg= jey peg

my gawd, these are made as abbreviations, not acronyms…

i say animated picture

Lolz

its basicly a couple or several or a couple several dozen .jpgs in succession

Not exactly… there are non ani gifs you know.

i know but i like the animated ones… it depends on what you want to save it as… .gif is perfect to use on the internet

I'ma just sayin'

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hey you know, We're probably the only non Lurkers on right now… feels so empty

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Also, someone -1'd all the posts that said it was "Jiff'.

Also, I say Jiff.

inb4 -1

I say that it truly is Jigif! Only because it makes people go "lol wuuut?"

And finally, we have an end to the .gif pronunciation debate. I found this nifty little website which explains how "jiff" is the proper pronunciation for the file format:

http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

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But, then again, it doesn't really matter how one pronounces the "word". No matter the pronunciation, all variations are still understood. There really is no point in starting a pointless flame war over it.

@Jostin: "A pointless flame war"

Since when did flamewars have points, amirite?

True. Anyway, I believe the OP has been answered. Sooooooo, are we gunna lock, now?

jiff sounds like jizz.
i say giff.