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Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by AlixeTiir » Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:21 pm

Capable Runt wrote:If you can't agree to that, then you can at least pretend to agree, never actually say ".gif" in a verbal conversation, and then stab anyone that does.
and if you absolutely must use it in conversation, say "Gee Eye Eff".

Or just accept the incoming stabbing

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by gvest » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:15 am

Capable Runt wrote: and the letter "y" is sometimes a vowel
You mean consonant? Y is a vowel, like, 90% of the time.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Capable Runt » Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:22 am

The word is new, the issue is not. I don't see a reason to go through this shit every single time a new word, invention, concept, accent, or dialect comes around. If words can sometimes have silent letters, and the letter "y" is sometimes a vowel, then it shouldn't be an unreasonable addition that some words can sometimes have two pronunciations.

If you can't agree to that, then you can at least pretend to agree, never actually say ".gif" in a verbal conversation, and then stab anyone that does.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Apocalyptus » Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:47 pm

Maybe because it's newer?

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Capable Runt » Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:50 am

Interesting how we as a society have accepted that "route" has two pronunciations that are sometimes used interchangeably, and "tomato" is held up as the poster child for trivial differences, but ".gif" is still sizzling hot on the table.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by gvest » Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:35 am

GollyRojer wrote:
Felstaff wrote:This whole sorry mess could've been avoided if Wilhite had taken the first two letters of each word of Graphics Interchange Format, 'cause then it'd be called 'Grinfo', three-letter constraint of filetype suffixes be damned.
And then Grinfo would have been shortened to gri for the filetype suffix, and the argument would be over whether it is pronounced ˈgrī (grime), gri (grit) or ɡrē (gris-gris).
ɡrē, obviously. The other two you can make flimsy arguments for, so they cancel out.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by GollyRojer » Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:32 pm

Felstaff wrote:This whole sorry mess could've been avoided if Wilhite had taken the first two letters of each word of Graphics Interchange Format, 'cause then it'd be called 'Grinfo', three-letter constraint of filetype suffixes be damned.
And then Grinfo would have been shortened to gri for the filetype suffix, and the argument would be over whether it is pronounced ˈgrī (grime), gri (grit) or ɡrē (gris-gris).

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Felstaff » Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:10 pm

And the most popular one ("Høëk-stəhr") would win out in the end, despite the inventor's insistence on its true pronunciation ("Hoḯjkstűrr") or common riff-raff IPA-loving one ("hɔɪkstər").

themoreyouknow.grinfo

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by gvest » Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:22 am

Felstaff wrote: If I made up a word ("Hoikster"), then the pronunciation of that word is constrained by standard English rules.
While the "ster" part is pretty solid, I immediately come up with 3 different ways to say "Hoik" (and thus the whole word) just by looking at it. I blame the French.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Felstaff » Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:19 am

It's not a made-up word, in the neologistic sense, but an acronym. All acronyms are 'made-up words', yet they still follow a universal interpretation of the English rules of pronunciation.

If I made up a word ("Hoikster"), then the pronunciation of that word is constrained by standard English rules. I can't alter its phonetic interpretation, even if I trademarked it.

I would say the hard-G of 'Graphics' gives the most sway to pronouncing it GHIF rather than JIFF (or ʒIF), despite the inventor's adamance. This whole sorry mess could've been avoided if Wilhite had taken the first two letters of each word of Graphics Interchange Format, 'cause then it'd be called 'Grinfo', three-letter constraint of filetype suffixes be damned.

mic_drop.grinfo

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by RyanW » Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:33 pm

The problem is you're trying to apply standard English rules to a made up word. And there are no standard English rules.

I suggest we use the voiced palato-alveolar sibilant: the same as the first sound in genre.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by gvest » Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:22 am

Geekoid wrote:also:
it came into English, and was not created as an English word
What, then, is a "natural" English word? Sure it is easy to say that "bikini" and "detente" are not, but Proto-Germanic roots are as Anglish as you can get.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by jlf65 » Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:03 pm

Not a single dictionary shows gift with a soft G. Not a single person SAYS gift with a soft G. And people pronounce GIF with a hard G because graphics is pronounced with a hard G. It may not be what the originator intended, but it's easier to remember what it stands for when you use a hard G.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Grentain » Tue Aug 22, 2017 9:56 pm

See, and here I thought there was going to be the discussion about how the votey tells us that "Hyeef" is a mixture of Yiff, Gif, and Jif, which makes me believe that "Hyeef" is referring to a very specific variety of animated imagery which depicts anthropomorphic pornography involving peanut butter.

Re: [2017-08-19] gif

by Felstaff » Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:28 am

Geekoid wrote:English words starting with 'GI' is the 'J' sound. That's the rule. Look it up.
My giddy, giggling gibbon gives gilded gimmicky gizmos to girdled girthy girlfriends.

Giant ginger gibbets gibed the gypsy gimcrack with gin.... you get the gist.

There's no rule about hard or soft Gs at the start of words beginning with 'Gi'.
Tony wrote:I believe the right of people to name their own progeny should be respected.
The right to name, perhaps, but not pronounce. For instance, Adolf Dassler's hypocorism "Adi" is universally pronounced "Addy" (unless you're putting on a ridiculous cod-French ("Frrrrronsh") accent, and you'd say "A-dee. Hon hon hon.") So when he made his company out of the first few letters of his first and last name, Adidas, it should be pronounced "ADDy Dass". Yet the overwhelming majority of Americans pronounce it "a-DEE-dass", which is the incorrect pronunciation. Perhaps with a multimillion dollar marketing campaign, you could strive to ensure every American pronounces it correctly, or you could just let language do its "fluid thing" and stop trying to hold back the river of change with a single damp tissue.

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