Wait Kathleen, that first part of the video wasn't a selfie! And you say you're part of the SftPoBS.
Great video that is worth sharing with the world.
Great video that is worth sharing with the world.
There are no hard ("g") and fast rules for this. My next door neighbor was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. I made the argument that they were a bunch of "saps" because of the "s"-sound pronunciation in "civil". He reassured me that this was not the case. Like being "caps" was sooooooo much better.Don Reba said:Ok, I know Gif's creators insist on a soft J sound, but they are obviously better at programming than linguistics. It is a Graphics Interchange Format - hard G! It is clearly a hard G. And the closest real word is "gift". There can be no two ways about it.
Yes, but it's called the "Graphics Interchange Format," not the "Giraffe Interchange Format."Yopaz said:No, but we do pronounce giraffe with a j sound along with several other words and names that starts with g.
What's a "yod syllable"?Edith The Hutt said:P.S. "gif" obviously starts with a yod syllable. *runs*
The Coalition For Sanity on the Internet are literally Hitler.impocalyptic said:Please tell me where I can sign up for the coalition for sanity on the internet. And where I can buy a t-shirt.
Just a bunch of white knights white knighting with their white knightness. Ignore 'em.JonB said:The coalition for sanity on the internet are biased jerks. They're in the pocket of groups like PopSci, that have banned comment sections. They are everything that is wrong with the world.
You can, but it'll die from exhaustion.varmintx said:So, can I just copy and paste this video all over IGN, Gamespot, ANN, The Escapist, blu-ray.com, or anywhere else I might go and see pointless, asinine arguing?
LRR, proving once again they are the greatest thing on the internet.
G followed by e, i or y is usually pronounced with a j.Aardvaarkman said:Yes, but it's called the "Graphics Interchange Format," not the "Giraffe Interchange Format."Yopaz said:No, but we do pronounce giraffe with a j sound along with several other words and names that starts with g.
Although if it had been named that, he could have been a pioneer of internet memes, and instead of funny pictures of cats, we would have funny pictures of giraffes.