hai to MemesEnglish · 9 months agoHow do y'all say GIF?imagemessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down140
arrow-up1298arrow-down1imageHow do y'all say GIF?hai to MemesEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-squareNakoichi [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoGif. The G is for Graphic
minus-squareelint@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·9 months agoYes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
minus-squareray@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·9 months agoAcronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were: JPEG -> jfeg LASER -> less-ear SCUBA -> scub-aah NATO -> nut-oh ROM -> Rome
Gif. The G is for Graphic
Yes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
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Acronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were: