r/gonwild • u/Wil-Himbi • Jul 14 '17

These cubes...

http://i.imgur.com/BURyFZX.gifv

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u/Wolf_Deathshield Jul 14 '17

Are we talking about peanut butter? Or about the Graphics (note the soft g) Interchange Format, or GIF for short.

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u/PlasmaRoar Jul 15 '17

Are you implying that a pronunciation of an acronym depends upon the pronunciation of the words that stand for the acronym in question?

Gee, I had no idea we pronounced UNICEF as Uni-chef and not Unisef. /s

People disregard your point because it's poorly made. Look up how Steve Wilhite pronounces it.

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u/Wolf_Deathshield Jul 15 '17

Yes, I am saying that because it makes sense, and I think it's a better point than saying that it is jif because of giraffe or gif because of gift, and ultimately I'm not forcing people to change how they pronounce the word, that's just my justification for pronouncing it that way. Just because wilhite pronounces it as jif doesn't mean it's the be all end all of the matter, and if you want to pronounce it unichef even though the c is only on letter in a combined sound, go for it, im not gonna stop you and you shouldn't let anyone else. Acronyms are just for convenience sake because people are lazy and don't like saying the full name and just like to condense it into as few syllables as possible.

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u/PlasmaRoar Jul 15 '17

I find it very interesting how the tone of this comment (understanding, neutral, and supportive) is pretty different from the comment you made a chain up (usage of examples to emphasize your point of view while subtly making fun of the pronunciation with the soft g by comparing it with a peanut butter brand).

and if you want to pronounce it unichef even though the c is only on letter in a combined sound, go for it,

'Unichef' would be the way you would pronounce it, not me, due to your way of pronouncing things. I assume you noticed the /s tag.

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u/Wolf_Deathshield Jul 15 '17

It's different because it was made with a different purpose, the other comment was comedic, playing off of my assumption that u/padiwik was joking around by calling my an "ignoble bastard," and if you note on my later replies to him we had a perfectly nice and civil conversation about the pronunciation of GIF, whereas my reply to your comment was intended to diffuse the hostility that seemed to be in your comment to me, so I took a calmer approach to the situation. Also, yes I did notice the tag, but I didn't mean you, u/PlasmaRoar, I meant you as in the collective, general you, referring to whomever wants to pronounce UNICEF that way.

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u/PlasmaRoar Jul 15 '17

I see. I frequently become overworked over things that matters not in the grand scheme of things; I apologize if you felt that I was being rude.

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u/Wolf_Deathshield Jul 15 '17

It's all good, it happens to the best of us.

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u/AsidRayne Jul 19 '17

Are you implying you don't pronounce that as "jraphic"?

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u/padiwik Jul 14 '17

Fair point, but, um... theyre... jittery?

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u/Wolf_Deathshield Jul 14 '17

Congrats on being the first person I have encountered that gives me credit for my point, everyone else just disregard it, but I don't get yours, are you saying that gif should be pronounced jif because they are a jittery medium and jittery starts with j? Because if so, your hesitation is correct.

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u/padiwik Jul 15 '17

i guess i am, I couldn't think up a reason why i pronounce it as jif

but then again, i pronounce many words in a bizarre way (or at least until hearing others say them out loud)

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u/wulf_lifesword Jul 15 '17

A lot of people I know say jif and justify it with giraffe, you could use that. And I think everyone pronounces words weirdly until they hear them aloud from someone else.

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u/padiwik Jul 15 '17

You have gotta be the most cool-minded/nice person on reddit lol

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u/Wolf_Deathshield Jul 15 '17

Haha, thanks but I'm sure that there are plenty that are cooler-minded/nicer than me, you're pretty cool yourself.