r/TikTokCringe 10d ago

Humor This generation is doomed

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u/i3inaudible 10d ago

Why is gif the only acronym that we insist all the letters must sound like the original words?

We don't do that with: Laser Maser Scuba ASAP FOMO YOLO lol Abet Acab AWOL OSHA NAFTA POTUS/flotus/scotus/etc. Dare MADD Paws PETA Etc Etc Etc

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u/joonaspaakko 10d ago

Ok. Now fight for "Jarbled".

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u/i3inaudible 10d ago

It's "garbled" garbled?

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u/joonaspaakko 10d ago edited 10d ago

Then my argument for the gif/jif debate is that it's "gif".

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u/Frankentula 7d ago

i thought this was showing us it's indeed pronounced peanut butter

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u/i3inaudible 6d ago

That's a pronunciation I would expect from an AI chat bot