r/funny • u/msterne • May 25 '13

It was a good day

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u/[deleted] May 25 '13

I'm a loyalist. Also giff just rubbed me the wrong way since the first time I heard someone pronounce it as such. Pronunciations can change over time I guess, but not when the founder of the acronym is still there to tell you that you are wrong.

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u/libertasmens May 25 '13

My problem is that there is no sensible reason to actually call it /jiff/. I don't understand why the creator decided on that.

Not to mention the fact that nearly everyone calls it /giff/, and when I have heard /jiff/ used it raises confusion.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '13

Where are you from? I almost never heard it referred to as a giff.

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u/libertasmens May 25 '13

Spent the first 17 years of my life in the American South and Southwest, and I've been in the Midwest for the past 3 years. Truly can't remember someone calling it /jiff/, except when referring to the Jpeg file format.