Who killed Mr. Boddy in the study and with what?: the great debate topic™®

[KickFlow]

I always just pronounced each letter.

Now that's just inefficient.

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[otto-san]

actually i do

this is the great debate topic...............


4real tho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G#English

In English orthography, the pronunciation of hard ⟨g⟩ is /ɡ/ and that of soft ⟨g⟩ is /dʒ/; in a number of French loanwords, such as rouge and genre, soft ⟨g⟩ is /ʒ/. In word roots of Greco-Latinate origin, the soft ⟨g⟩ pronunciation occurs before ⟨i e y⟩ while the hard ⟨g⟩ pronunciation occurs elsewhere. [2] In words of Germanic origin, and loans from other sources, the hard pronunciation may occur before ⟨i e y⟩ as well (as in get and gill).

so this raises the question..................... ...........................wh at is the etymology of "GIF"...........

_{also this is hilariously probably the most heated debate ever in this extremely serious topic lol}

[hodot]

it's gif

[blueblur121]

4real tho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_and_soft_G#English
so this raises the question..................... ...........................wh at is the etymology of "GIF"...........

The Graphics Interchange Format (better known by its acronym GIF /ˈdʒɪf/ or /ˈɡɪf/)

Well stuff.

[sir dooble]

OSHA, for example, is pronounced "oh-shuh"
it stands for "Occupational Safety and Health Administration"
"occupational" starts with an "ah", not an "oh"it's not really a compromise

That's only valid if you're using an American accent, it seems.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/british/occupational
I would definitely pronounce it with the British English sound, with an 'Oh-k" sound, in which case "Oh-shuh" makes sense.

I actually wouldn't have even imagined that anyone pronounced this with an "ah" sound. I was really confused by your comment so I had to google it.

[otto-san]

Well stuff.

THERE IS NO END

THERE IS NO RELEASE

EVERYONE LOSES

NOBODY WINS

[XR-7]

you don't say "jin" for gin do you
you don't say "jim" for gym...

What

[otto-san]

What

THIS IS THE GREAT DEBATE TOPIC IT HAS BEEN DECIDED

u guysr rly jrinding my jears

[gr8dayseth]

I say gif with a hard g because it sounds better
ik it's not technically right but idfc

[XR-7]

GREAT

It's jreat you gerk.

[Foxscotch]

Because sh ALWAYS makes the shh sound. Never does it do something else.

uhhh
the difference was the sound the O makes...

That's only valid if you're using an American accent, it seems.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/british/occupational
I would definitely pronounce it with the British English sound, with an 'Oh-k" sound, in which case "Oh-shuh" makes sense.
I actually wouldn't have even imagined that anyone pronounced this with an "ah" sound. I was really confused by your comment so I had to google it.

well that's okay because OSHA is an american thing

[sir dooble]

I say gif with a hard g because it sounds better

For the same reason I say "Jif", because I don't think the hard G sounds very nice in the word gif.

[Snaked_Snake]

Anyone who chose gif has been lobotomised

Or just dumb.

[Maxxi]

there is no winner here

Pronunciation
See also: hard and soft g and Description and prescription

A humorous image announcing the launch of a White House Tumblr suggests pronouncing GIF with the hard "G" sound.
The creators of the format pronounced GIF as "Jif" with a soft "G" /ˈdʒɪf/ as in "gin". Steve Wilhite says that the intended pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand, Jif, and CompuServe employees would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.[5]

An alternative pronunciation with a hard "G" (/ˈɡɪf/ as in "graphics" like it stands for) is in widespread usage.[6] The American Heritage Dictionary[7] cites both, acknowledging "jif" as the primary pronunciation, while the OED[8] and the Cambridge Dictionary of American English[9] offer only the /ˈɡɪf/ pronunciation. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary[10] cites both pronunciations, but places "gif" in the default position ("\ˈgif, ˈjif\"). The New Oxford American Dictionary gives only "jif" in its 2nd edition[11] but updated it to "jif, gif" in its 3rd edition.[12]

The disagreement over the pronunciation has led to heated Internet debate. On the occasion of receiving a lifetime achievement award at the 2013 Webby Award ceremony, Wilhite rejected the alternative pronunciation,[6][13][14] and his speech led to 17,000 posts on Twitter and 50 news articles.[15] The White House[6] and TV program Jeopardy![14] also waded into the debate during 2013.

Usage[edit]

[Blockchip]

I say gif with a hard g because it sounds better
ik it's not technically right but idfc