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From: tshaynes@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Timmy)
Subject: GIF prononciation. Word from the CREATOR!
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Okay, finally. I got sick of everyone here saying "gif" (hard G) and
so I ran my CSHOW, got Bob Berry's email address from the end credits,
and asked him myself how the thing is pronounced. My mail:
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Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1994 02:37:10 -0500 (EST)
Hello,
I'm Tim Haynes. I'm writing to ask if you could settle a matter once
and for all, regarding the prononciation of "GIF".
A few years back, I saw this .GIF of a person who claimed to be you,
and the image was encoded in a then-new .GIF scheme that allowed text to
be embedded with the image. The text claimed that the prononciation was
"jif" (as in the peanut butter) and for a long while now I have been content.
However, more and more people that I know are saying that it is "gif"
(hard G as in Giligan). I was hoping that you could give the definative
word on this matter. I was also wondering if you could point me at
any documentation that records this fact (I am very familiar with the net,
so any archive format/method/site is fine).
Thanks for taking the time to reply to this! Take care!
Tim
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From: Bob Berry <76555.167@compuserve.com>
To: Timmy <tshaynes@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: GIF prononciation
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Tim,
GIF has always been pronounced "jif", since it was first released in 1987.
Bob
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So, there you have it. Proof from the man who made the standard.
Now, stop saying "gif", or I will hunt you down and scan you to death. ;)
Tim
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Anyway, that's just my opinion, meant to confuse and disorient...
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