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How is this word pronounced?
Well, it's short for Graphics
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Interchange Format.
G, I, F. Gif, hard G.
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But the guy who created this format
;actually says it's pronounced as "jif".
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If we look at words with
G-I, how is the G pronounced?
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We have examples of both. For example: This gift
is from my mom. Or: I get the gits of it. At this
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point, most dictionaries list both pronunciations.
So the answer is,
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you can actually use whichever
pronunciation you like best.
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Gif or gif.
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Gif, gif .
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