We all love a GIF, but how do you pronounce it? To find the most widespread pronunciation, here’s a poll.
Feel free to stick some of your favourite GIFs below. For inspiration, why not head over to The Verge, specifically here, here and here?
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Digixav 
Let me start this off.
IT IS JIF. END OF STORY.
Jraphics?
yes
anyway jif is winning
GIF has 60% at my end…
Does it?
Yes, it does.
i see 65% Jif
The Graphics File Formats FAQ states the following:
Choosy programmers choose “gif” or “jif”?
The pronunciation of “GIF” is specified in the GIF specification to be “jif”, as in “jiffy”, rather then “gif”, which most people seem to prefer. This does seem strange because the “G” is from the word “Graphics” and not “Jraphics”.
That last statement doesn’t mean anything. It’s an acronym. There’s no defined way to pronounce acronyms–it’s up to the creators.
http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/
No reply. Hah, I thought so…
I just switched my laptop on for the first time since German. I have no idea what you said yet.
well then, what is your reply???
Well there is this: http://gizmo.do/xzIut6 and this: http://bit.ly/zCNZ12 so
How long did it take you to find those. All the first results on google say it is jif.
Anyway I just went on your first link and it says you pronounce it jif. Oh dear, Xavier – big error.
And the second one doesn’t prove anything either.
On the first one, the outstanding majority of comments call JIF people idiots. I can’t link to specific ones, however. On the second one, read the pronunciation guide. I win.
It’s JIF
Thank you.
How much did he pay you to say that?
and now you have voted for gif loads of times and stopped me from voting. How sad…
really xavier, that’s low.
I have turned off repeat votes because I know that’s what you were doing. I did not, however, repeat vote. I posted this link on a forum and people voted in their numbers to put GIF ahead. Blocks by cookie, a feature that I discovered earlier today, will mean less spamming, which is good for everyone.
Oh! Changing it so you can only vote once per WiFi thing, after you make GIF higher. I see how it is…
What forum xavier.
The Verge forums. I hope that answers your question.
what is that smell..
it really stinks
oh wait, it’s bulls**t
You can swear on here, you know.
Back to GIF mania:
i was just being polite. But seriously xavier, i pity you.
Why?
because what you did with the poll. you voted for gif lots of times before i started voted for jif lots of times. And I highly doubt NO ONE voted for jif on the other site.
No, I didn’t. And yes, they did.
well then they are fools. GIN. GIRAFFE. GIANT.
I know that the creators said it with the soft G. I never doubted that, and I knew it long before I made this poll. What I wanted to find out is what people actually say. Language evolves, and the more widespread pronunciation is, like it or not, with the hard G. Polls on Digixav are to find out what people think, and they will always be subjective.
BTW James, you just lost 2.5% and editor status for that. I’m not an idiot, you know.
yes you are – you think it is gif
Thanks. I see how it is…
It was obvious that you edited the comments. You could still earn the stuff back, though.
he is not turning!!!!
I respect that some may say the soft G. He doesn’t need to turn. He could get the stuff back if he writes more. (Hint hint)
Fine then!
Yay!
Officials the longest GIF ever
I know! I watched the whole thing. I missed the beginning so I watched it twice!