Nope.
No it's not buddy
It's Graphics Interchange Format
It's pronounced "gif"
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· 7 years ago
The creator says otherwise.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html
And if we follow that logic, wouldn't scuba be pronounced with the short "u" from the word "underwater"?
No anger here, it's just a classic clash of proscriptivism and descriptivism.
No it's not buddy
It's Graphics Interchange Format
It's pronounced "gif"
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html
And if we follow that logic, wouldn't scuba be pronounced with the short "u" from the word "underwater"?
No anger here, it's just a classic clash of proscriptivism and descriptivism.