May 22, 2013 · On Tuesday, he received a Webby Award for it and delivered his five-word acceptance speech (that’s all the Webbys allow) by flashing a GIF on the big screens at the Cipriani Wall Street in New...

GIF vs. JIF is a long-standing debate of how to pronounce the acronym for Graphics Interchange Format. Both the debate and the reputation surrounding the debate are regarded as running jokes online.

Jun 17, 2021 · When presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Webby Awards, Wilhite used his 5-word acceptance speech – presented, naturally, in the form of an animation – to declare: It’s pronounced ‘jif,” not ‘gif’.

I don't think "stupid" is a very scientific argument. Also, it's not Giraffe Interchange Format. If it was, then JIF would be an acceptable pronunciation.

I saw your site on the proper pronunciation of GIF and have to categorically state it's pronounced with the soft G as in Jif. Back in 1987, I was an assitant Sysop on Compuserve, in the Comics and Animation forum, and also in the AmigaArts forum, and as such was given the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of GIF development.

Jun 26, 2017 · There’s a seven-point defense of GIF on howtoreallypronouncegif.com and a five-point defense of JIF (and a regularly updated blog) on The GIF Pronunciation Page. There’s even a weird Great...

We’re talking about JIF vs. GIF. Soft G vs Hard G. And we think it’s time you talked about it, too. While the two words may look similar, they have vastly different meanings and pronunciations. So, let’s get a couple things straight right off the bat: Jif ® …

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The short animation plainly stated, “It’s pronounced ‘JIF’ NOT ‘GIF.’” So, if the creator promotes this pronunciation, that should resolve the dispute, right? Not so fast. According to a Stack Overflow survey, 65% of respondents use a hard “G” (as in “gum”) — the “wrong” pronunciation.

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