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Geek Culture / It's pronounced "Jiff", NOT "GIF"

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Quik
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Posted: 28th May 2013 23:04
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Quote: "Jif used to be a cleaning product from the UK, then it was renamed Cif because europeans couldn't say Jif."



what utter BS...
... or... well..... i wouldnt know - but i do know us northern people can indeed say jif just fine! Can't imagine other countries having a lot of a hard time withit?



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swissolo
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Posted: 28th May 2013 23:12
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Quote: "pretty sure he was referring to the 'person who created the gif format' creator"

Fuzzy was joking

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 28th May 2013 23:24
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Quote: "Fuzzy was joking"


Fuzzy was Joe King? Now I'm getting confused...

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The Zoq2
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Posted: 28th May 2013 23:38
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But what about "I jot a gift for my birthday"
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Libervurto
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Posted: 29th May 2013 01:12
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Quote: "us northern people can indeed say jif just fine! Can't imagine other countries having a lot of a hard time with it?"

Germans would say "Yif"; Spaniards would say "Hif". I can't believe that is really the reason but it was called Cif in continental Europe while it was still called Jif over here. Why do I know this incredibly dull crap?

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 29th May 2013 01:14 Edited at: 29th May 2013 01:19
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What about...

My fiancée has got my latest Gizmo on her face...



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mr Handy
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Posted: 29th May 2013 01:40
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Isn't jiff furry's slang?

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Chris Tate
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Posted: 29th May 2013 01:50 Edited at: 29th May 2013 01:54
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Quote: "Urban Dictionary:

1 - I will be back in a jiff.

2 - Cocaine, coke
Yo lets get some jiff
Yo i am madd jiffed up
I did so much jiff last night"


lol to tears I swear; someone should email this to the guy

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xplosys
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Posted: 29th May 2013 03:03
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This is supposedly the "proof" that GIF is pronounced with a soft G.

Quote: "It's an acronym. There's no defined way to pronounce acronyms--it's up to the creators."


This proof is however faulty and make the assumption that the correct way to pronounce something is up to someone other than the person or group of people pronouncing it. If that were the case, multitudes of local dialects and accents would be wrong, as opposed to just being different.

Brian.
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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 29th May 2013 03:09
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I invented jpg and it's pronounced...

Gaypeg

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Libervurto
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Posted: 29th May 2013 05:34
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Quote: "I invented jpg and it's pronounced...

Gaypig"


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mr Handy
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Posted: 29th May 2013 08:52
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What difference jpg and jpeg?

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Dark Java Dude 64
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Posted: 29th May 2013 09:10
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There is no difference, jpg is simply just a shorthand of jpeg, if you will.
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Dazzag
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Posted: 29th May 2013 17:19
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Ah I wondered what this strip was about a couple of days ago (and couldn't be bothered to Google it)...


Cheers

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 30th May 2013 14:01
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Quote: "I can't believe that is really the reason but it was called Cif in continental Europe while it was still called Jif over here."


Which raises yet another question: is "Cif" pronounced "Sif" or "Kif"? Perhaps they should rename it Gif and end all this idle speculation...
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