It's settled! Creator tells us how to pronounce 'GIF'
Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for Compuserve in 1987. On Tuesday, he received a Webby Award for it and delivered his five-word acceptance speech (that's all the Webbys allow) by flashing a GIF on the big screens at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
And, in a flash, it all became clear:
"It's pronounced JIF, not GIF."
Of course, in the grand tradition of heated debate, a flat statement of fact by the creator wasn't enough to sway some partisans. On Twitter, "GIF" became a trending topic as some folks pushed back.
"Graphics Interchange Format. Graphics. Not Jraphics. #GIF #hardg," wrote Web designer
Dan Cederholm.
"So instead of GIF, we've got to say JIF? YEAH RIGHT," chimed in October Jones, creator of the
"Texts From Dog" Tumblr and book. "And I suppose those animals with long necks are called 'JIRAFFES.'"
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/22/tech/web/pronounce-gif/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fedition_technology+%28RSS%3A+Technology%29