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Whoever the hell was responsible for deciding that Ge and Gi are a completely fucking different consonant sound from Ga Go Gu, my sincerest fuck you. You fucked up big time
Note: I'm aware that this is a problem more closely related to latin languages, where the sound of je/ge and ji/gi is interchangeable (except for Spanish, who decided that J = throaty R), so I really wonder if, in ye olde times, the symbol was similar looking enough or what.
G in Spanish is also throaty R before E and I... Unless succeeded by U (ga gue gui go gu, vs ge gi)
Soooo we kinda fucked up too
(if you're wondering, what if you wanna say gue and pronounce the U? Then we use a "diéresis", like cigüeña)
Wait . . . for reals?
It's a joke from another meme. There was much debate about how to pronounce gif. Is it like the beginning of give or more like jiffy.
This is a level 2 meme, you have to know a level 1 meme to understand this one.
sigh
*rubs forehead*
There . . . is. NO. DEBATE. GRAPHICS Interchange Format. GIF.
. . . so tired . . .
so very tired . . .
Giraffics Interchange Format?
And how would you pronounce jpeg? J-PEG?
Or j-feg?Joint PHOTOGRAPHIC experts group. There... Is NO. DEBATE.
...so tired...
Also laser would like to speak with you. And oddly enough a giraffe.
I've got a gift for that giraffe. It's a jay-pedge.
J-PEG
And it's Giraffe and Laser in german, so whatever.
I offer a thrid option, silent g
As gif!
let's check in with the inventor...
The inventor of the common pronunciation of GIF? That'd be like, 20 million people wouldn't it?
The man who invented the format/word. He gave his input as well.
Just because someone made it doesn't mean they understand it.
I could draw a picture of a purple dragon fucking a monkey but couldn't tell you why.
But I feel they have more legitimacy and say than you or I. That being said, language is a fluid thing and influenced by the masses.
You can't argue with these folks. Reminds of when Andy and Erin write the song about Sabre but thought it was pounced SAB-REE so everything rhymed with that.
X to doubt, but also wouldnt be too surprised.
moms like you choose .gif :/