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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Is it 'Gif' or 'Jif'...

I had no idea that this discussion even existed. I guess I came to the "internets" through creative services and EVERYBODY I knew, and everybody that taught me what I know, pronounced it Gif (with a hard G). In fact, books I read said both were acceptable, but most people used Gif. In fact, we would laugh at people (where I worked) that pronounced it like the peanut butter...Jif, because those people obviously knew nothing about file formats for print design and production.

Who knew that this debate actually existed....

My favorite is the last post in the above link that redirects the user here. This animation encapsulates EVERYTHING about the "internets"....and people who work creating "internets"