Daniel@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoHow do y'all say GIF?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down121
arrow-up1197arrow-down1imageHow do y'all say GIF?lemmy.mlDaniel@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square118fedilink
minus-squareNakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoGif. The G is for Graphic
minus-squareelint@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoYes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
minus-squareray@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 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: