I believe the original creator of the format called it .jif so i honor him. .jif it is.
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People use the wrong form of "you" more and more commonly. Doesn't make it acceptable OR slang.
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No one is debating the spelling of the format. That's kind of set in stone by... the format.
Unless Photoshop pronounces it for you, that picture has 0 relevance.
The 'G' stands for 'Graphic'.
It's 'Gif'.
There is nothing that can sway me in this matter.
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As a graphic designer I pronounced it as "jif" for years. Then the first time I tried to pronounce it correctly as "gif" someone was like... "what?". Jif it is
Irregardless is in several dictionaries. Sometimes commonality does win out, although it is usually mentioned as an aside "Also: ____" or "Commonly mis-stated as _____".
Would you want "your: short form of 'you are'" in the dictionary just because it is common? I would be ok with it being mentioned as a common mistake, but not as a legitimate definition.
You're comparing pronunciation with improper grammar. I believe the expression is "apples and oranges."
Your instead of you're is only common in places (the internet/texting) where people can't be assed to use proper grammar. Conveniently enough, people will also use "ur" to express the same things in those applications. The only time you'll see it in anything published is when the editor misses the mistake. Besides, to bring it back to pronunciation: "You're right" is indistinguishable from "your right hand."
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So dictionaries can only be bastions of certain fields of correctness? We only care about pronunciation, and not grammar here?
They're different, yes, but they're still comparable. A comparison actually necessitates difference.
We're going to argue this in circles forever, so instead I'd rather ask this: Tell me why, when given the correct pronunciation by the person without whom it wouldn't even be a discussion, you choose to disregard it?
Just because it doesn't "sound good"? I dislike many of the pronunciations people come up with for traditionally Celtic or Germanic names, but that doesn't make me disregard them. Proving your version is "possible"? Showing how you came to your view is great and all, but it doesn't make it the correct view. Is it really just that big a reluctance to admit it? I mean, I get that you're used to saying it the way you say it, and I even get continuing to say it that way. But neither of those are mutually exclusive with going "Huh I say it wrong" or something of the like.
I just really don't get how it even continues to be an argument.
I don't really care how it's "supposed to be said ^^ I'll just say it the way you'd pronounce it according to normal pronunciation rules of english, and it probably won't be wrong. + I don't really care if someone decides to pronounce it differently, it happens all the time with accents and stuff, it's not like people think you're talking about peanutbutter when you pronounce it with a J anyways, so either way works ^^
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Being the creator is irrelevant when you argument makes no sense and is done far after the fact.
If tomorrow Mark Zuckerberg sent a tweet saying that "Facebook" was actually pronounced "Fah-ki-Bohk", does that objectively change the pronunciation? No. It's one thing to define the pronunciation of a completely original word (e.g. Herginphelgasczhmatz) It's something else entirely to claim an objective pronunciation for an Acronym, when the pronunciation you're trying to sell involves a letter (J) that literally has absolute nothing to do with the acronym or meaning behind it.
The creator has pronounced it "jif" since the inception, as did the team working on it. This is not a "new story" or done after the fact.
The correct pronunciation has been posted on the internet for literally a decade, and really, longer.
So no, Mark Zuckerbeg probably could not send out a tweet tomorrow and correct the pronunciation of Facebook. But he could create "Facebook Mini" and say it's pronounced "Facebook Min". Say that's stupid if you want, but it's his creation and well within his right to name it as he wishes.
If I name my kid A.J. (an acronym) do I not get to say how it's pronounced? JUST because it's an Acronym? What about real-word names? No say there either, huh?
Dictionaries are not authorities on words. Dictionaries describe the common usage of words. When you look in a dictionary and you see a slew of definitions for any given word, it's because those definitions are what became popular. Some of them might be slang. Some of them might have fallen out of common usage.So dictionaries can only be bastions of certain fields of correctness?
So when a great number of people in one region refer to them as 'gifs,' then the dictionary follows suit and describes the usage that way.
That said:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gif
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No its G if not Jif I dont really dont want to call it jif, its a cleaning product in the uk (or it was pre 2010 when it became cif)
it's Gif not Jif. Who cares what the creator says. if the creator of spaghetti told you it was actually spaghatti would you call it spaghetti or spaghatti.
i rest my case.
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People don't realize that you can do that AND still pronounce it gif. Both pronunciations are logical if you take a look at the English language (G as in gift, or G before an I or an E), but it should also be pretty obvious by now what the intended pronunciation is. The problem with languages is that grammar, spelling and pronunciation evolve on their own, and while it's good to have a few guidelines when in doubt, usually all you can do is observe and try to follow the trend to make sure that people understand you. Besides, even if we, here on MMO-C, agreed that it should be pronounced jif, you would still have to convince the rest of the world's population.
I'm still waiting for the day when I have to pronounce .gif in an English sentence, that's why I was surprised when I read the article. I'd never even thought about it.
Hey, more made up statistics used in an attempt to prove an opinion on the internet.
It doesn't matter whether or not one is used more. There are two formats, why call them both the same thing when they refer to different formats? The only reason why is because people are trenchant in not wanting to call it a gif. Seems arbitrary.
I've always pronounced it as Jif. Nice to know I'm right and you're all wrong <3