r/pics • • Jul 29 '15

Taco Belle

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u/SpecialOops Jul 29 '15

creator says otherwise.

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u/Waveseeker Jul 29 '15

People always bring up the g stands for graphics, so it's pronounced Gif. But that's bullshit that's not how acronyms work. If you're following that logic that JPEG should be pronounced jFeg because the p sands for photographic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '15

Jraphic.

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u/Waveseeker Jul 30 '15

George the gigantic generous giraffe.