• dreadedsemi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The author calls it JIF. He intended it as Jif because he has butter fingers and like butter brand JIF.

    I’m used to hard G though.

    • mookulator@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I know he says it’s pronounced “jif”, but I just don’t care. It’s like “gift” without the t

      • EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Let’s be honest here, English does not have that level of consistency. “Women” is pronounced with an “i” for christ sake

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    1 year ago

    We were literally told it was pronounced “jif” by the creator. Sorry if it hurts your little feelings

    • Cryptic Fawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      He didn’t tell anyone it was pronounced jif till a great many years later, after most people were pronouncing it gif.

      He lost the right to dictate how everyone else pronounces it for that reason alone. So fuck him. =)

      Edit: It was made in 1987 and he waited till 2013. Lmao, he lost that fight long ago.

      • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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        I understand that some people feel very strongly about pronunciations. So be angry about the correct pronunciation, heck, don’t use the correct pronunciation, who cares?

        But Wilhite made it, so he gets to name it, regardless of the popularity of later pronunciation debates that largely take place in a forum where you can’t actually pronounce the word because we’re all typing. It’s pretty funny.

      • Hyperi0n@lemmy.film
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        1 year ago

        Most people pronounced it correctly. Hard G was mocked on many tech sites and sites like 4chan.

        • Cryptic Fawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          1 year ago

          You mean “jif” was openly mocked, and still is for the most part. Anyone referring to it as Jif is typically viewed as pretentious.

          But you are correct about people pronouncing it correctly; as Gif. =)