This thread made my day xD..  

I am still calling it gif, because jif sounds so stupid in my head.  

I always used to pronounce it like that...  

Posted by Pimpsy G.

There is simply no reason otherwise. Did you know that when G meets an I, it is a grammatically correct choice to make it soft? Like giant, gist, ginger, and giraffe? So, incidentally, Gif can legitimately be pronounced Jif and Gif. Its just how the word is created that decides which.

But, the creator of the format says it is Jif. And just like giraffe, we must follow that choice because he created the word. We do not pronounce giraffe with a hard G because that is not how the word was created. You must be able to see it. You must know it by now. You can't win. It's pointless to keep fighting. Why, Why? Why do you people persist?

Omg thank you ily xD All my friends say gif it pisses me off lol

It's like the peanut butter ;D  

1)jif sounds dumb because it's peanut butter.
2)it's a file extension not an actual word so the common english language rules should be thrown out the window  

Jif sounds better than gif anyhow  

Posted by Rexx

1)jif sounds dumb because it's peanut butter.
2)it's a file extension not an actual word so the common english language rules should be thrown out the window

Did you read pimpsy's post? The creator of gif's said it's pronounced jif, so there's no debate  

Posted by Talon

I'm still going to pronounce it "gif". "Jif" sounds dumb imo.

Agreed.  

I just pronounce it "Guh- Eh - Yuff"  

Jif is hard for me to say.  

Posted by Furryamigo

I am still calling it gif, because jif sounds so stupid in my head.

Posted by Talon

I'm still going to pronounce it "gif". "Jif" sounds dumb imo.

Posted by Tyler

Agreed.

Proceed with your illogical ways, heathens.  

thanks. now i know how to properly pronounce my funny images on the internet. :I  

This should be pronounced Gee-Eye-Eff as this ain't a word, it is formed from the initials of 3 words. Same thing with LOL (El-Oh-El not lol).  

Posted by Johnaudi

This should be pronounced Gee-Eye-Eff as this ain't a word, it is formed from the initials of 3 words. Same thing with LOL (El-Oh-El not lol).

So RADAR and AIDS should be pronounced R.A.D.A.R. and A.I.D.S? I think words like that, which do not have a precise guideline to how they are pronounced, should be entirely subjective to how they are currently pronounced in your culture. In most cases, like with LOL, the word is created indirectly through a culture. So there is no universally correct way to pronounce it. It can be Lol, or L.O.L. depending on the culture or the time period. Although in this case GIF has an omnipresent creator that has bestowed us with the correct way for it to be pronounced regardless of culture or time period. All hail Him.  

I've always pronounced it Gee Eye Eff lol.