cgw21008@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (10/18/90)
I believe the correct pronunciation is "gif" as in "gift", since it stands for "Graphics Interchange Format", and "Graphics" begins with the same consonant sound as "gift." A lot of people pronounce it "jif," though. -Chris Wilson -cwilson@uiuc.edu "They laugh because they're untouchable, not because what I said was wrong."
sz@cci632.UUCP (Stephen Zehl) (10/19/90)
In article <112100011@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> cgw21008@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > >I believe the correct pronunciation is "gif" as in "gift", since it >stands for "Graphics Interchange Format", and "Graphics" begins with >the same consonant sound as "gift." > >A lot of people pronounce it "jif," though. > >-Chris Wilson >-cwilson@uiuc.edu Thanks to everyone who sent me e-mail on this, and for the rest of you who were as confused as I on this issue (Chris, Fred, and others) I've attached the collection of e-mails I received explaining the answer. Thanks again, take care. Steve. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Thu, 18 Oct 90 10:14:41 -0400 From: Pierce Krouse <ccicpg!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!krouse-p> Organization: Ohio State University Computer and Information Science It's pronounced like the peanut butter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ccicpg!uunet!ucsd!nprdc!malloy (Sean Malloy) Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego Choosy hackers choose 'jif'! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Sean Malloy | American Non Sequitur Society Navy Personnel Research & Development Center | San Diego, CA 92152-6800 | "We may not make sense, malloy@nprdc.navy.mil | but we do like pizza." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 90 12:37:02 EDT From: ccicpg!uunet!eniac.seas.upenn.edu!mfontana (Mark A Fontana) Organization: University of Pennsylvania According to a friend of mine who works at Compu$erve in Columbus, OH, "GIF" is pronounced "jif", as in the brand of peanut butter. - Mark Fontana mfontana@eniac.seas.upenn.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 90 16:44:25 CST From: Chowder Head <ccicpg!uunet!moe.rice.edu!mwk!groversh> According to a file I got from Compu$erve, GIF is pronounced like jif (jiffy). Shawn Grover groversh@mwk.uucp the m. w. kellogg company ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CCCC CCCC IIII Stephen Zehl Internet: cci632!sz@cs.rochester.EDU CC CC II Computer Consoles. Inc. or CC CC II Rochester, New York. Usenet: rutgers!rochester!cci632!sz CCCC CCCC IIII DISCLAIMER: I speak for myself, not for my employer.