Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-24 14:29:39 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F8B3437C05230F2A92F393522497465498F4167B23FD37E65057CF33F28445A0
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Original Note:
As seen in many othe cases, the pronunciation of the source words do not dictate that of the acronym (eg. SCUBA and HMMWV). Also Steve Wilhite - the creator of the format was clear that it is pronounced with a soft G and used the pun "choosy programmers choose GIF" https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-may-22-la-fi-tn-gif-creator-jif-peanut-butter-20130522-story.html https://medium.com/@NoTrailScriber/my-irrefutable-three-point-platform-and-final-word-on-gif-pronunciation-d6289b975f3c
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