February 15, 2012
Settle an argument for us

How do you pronounce “.gif”? When referring to the file(s), you say …?

  1. forthetaking answered: gift without the t. or like jiffy without the fy. i say it both ways
  2. palisade answered: I pronounce it with a hard ‘g’ like in ‘gift’ without the ‘t’
  3. ohmuffins answered: I say “jif” like the peanut butter. [Man, I love peanut butter.]
  4. wallofdis answered: When I pronounce it with a hard g it always sounds like I’m too lazy to say “gift” so I pronounce it with a soft g.
  5. michaelclair answered: gif as in gift. All the jif people are filty liars.
  6. markicksass said: Looks like Katie solves the argument via Wikipedia. :) Thanks Katie.
  7. sotheresthat said: I’ve worked in graphic design for 12 years and it’s always been pronounced softly like jif.
  8. mrbrnmkg said: It’s pronounced “jif”
  9. sylviac said: Hard g, like gift.
  10. edatrix answered: uh, like gif. like gift, sans T.
  11. katiewashere answered: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr…
  12. poptimism answered: I say it like “gift” without the T.
  13. xcaroline answered: I pronounce it jif… like the peanut butter.
  14. irishmexi said: ALSO I’M A FUCKING IDIOT. i gave 2 different ways to pronounce it. hard g. like gaga.
  15. boomschclack answered: I pronounce it as Jiff, though my bros always correct me to hard G. I don’t know.
  16. plaidscarf answered: i say it with the “j” sound, like jiffy peanut butter.
  17. lesslikealake answered: gif like gift
  18. tomorethanonedimension answered: jiiffff
  19. irishmexi answered: HARD G. like jiffy lube. Giffy lube. gross. hard g.if
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  21. thekeevster said: It’s supposed to be jiff (like peanut butter) but I say gif, hard g
  22. jheath answered: Gif with a hard G. Choosy mom’s don’t pronounce .gif like the peanut butter.
  23. thelos answered: Geh-if not Jif
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