Post 140: GIFS

There is an argument about how 'GIF' is pronounced. Hard G or soft g? Is it G-IF as in girl, or JIF? like jug? I, personally, say JIF, with a j as opposed to a g sound. Even though the 'G' stands for Graphics with a hard 'G', the pronunciation of the acronym with a hard 'G' sounds weird.

GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. It is a moving picture, essentially. It is like the above and below moving pictures, like clips of things. There are people who are actually pretty passionate about how it is pronounced, even insulting others who disagree. There are even debates about the pronunciation. 

Steve Wilhite, who created the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF announced: "It's pronounced JIF, not GIF."

But there is still arguments about the pronunciation. A lot of people argue that hard-G GIF makes the most sense. They argue that it isn't  Jraphics, its Graphics, so it should be GIF, not JIF. Even, Obama says GIF. 

Why does it matter? Why am I talking about it? Because as it so happens, I've decided to start using them in my posts. I've used some already in my Top Ten posts, but I'm thinking - like this one, I'm going to start adding and integrating gifs into my posts. I think they are fun and easy to add. And, there is really a surprising variety of them out there.