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“so is it “gif” with a hard g or “jif” like the peanut butter”

marcelosunshine:

This is the answer.

Dear Internet,

So it’s official. Thanks, The Atlantic.

826 Notes

  1. omgimsuchadork reblogged this from arthoniel and added:
    freaking matter. “.gif” isn’t the only word...can be pronounced more than one way; there...
  2. arthoniel reblogged this from professorspork and added:
    I was always taught “gif” with a hard g in all of my computer science courses, at every college I’ve taken them in. I...
  3. muffystopheles reblogged this from doc-leadfoot and added:
    HAH! I’ve been right this whole time!
  4. cuivres reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    i say JIF and idgaf
  5. doc-leadfoot reblogged this from stinkywizzleteats
  6. stinkywizzleteats reblogged this from sade and added:
    So I’ve been saying it correctly the whole time and everyone else has just been saying it wrong? That’s the first time...
  7. nauticalmeerkat reblogged this from think-progress and added:
    Now i know
  8. utterfoolishness reblogged this from iwasbornaleprechaun
  9. awkwardfishandchips reblogged this from think-progress
  10. olgamg reblogged this from burnedtoobright and added:
    I stand with John Green’s “books belong to their readers” argument so I won’t fight people who say gif with a hard g…but...
  11. bewarethevoid reblogged this from mickeystiletto
  12. hellorjeezy reblogged this from sade
  13. obvisuperbusy reblogged this from cameronchristopher and added:
    WHAAAAA??! This can not be true. I refuse to believe.
  14. misssaintan reblogged this from think-progress
  15. coffee-coma reblogged this from theatlantic
  16. kbroddd reblogged this from detectivemajesty
  17. detectivemajesty reblogged this from professorspork and added:
    “Choosy moms choose .gif”
  18. daenerys-catgaryen reblogged this from detectivemajesty
  19. professorspork reblogged this from principia-coh
  20. fragogo reblogged this from thedailyfeed
  21. 2infiniteloop reblogged this from theatlantic
  22. alyssatrybus reblogged this from sade
  23. ourcenturyofugh reblogged this from baileyeverywhere and added:
    who cares? colloquial over intended, but never conventionalized, pronunciation
  24. scumdeluxe reblogged this from nymphetaminedream and added:
    JEFFREY JEFFREY I WAS RIGHT
  25. seanhagen reblogged this from proudlybigotedmisandrist
  26. url-already-taken reblogged this from avocadosalad and added:
    I got a little emotional to see this and because I’m a weirdo, this song popped into my head. To those who’d ground...
  27. ryankiefer reblogged this from think-progress and added:
    I’ve been saying it wrong for my entire life.
  28. bittenbybeauty reblogged this from shellylynn
  29. raito-taco reblogged this from nickthegeekbear and added:
    Thank you!!! Finally proof I’ve been saying it right!
  30. antoniogaga reblogged this from taye-bay-bay