Daniel@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoHow do y'all say GIF?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down139
arrow-up1298arrow-down1imageHow do y'all say GIF?lemmy.mlDaniel@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareNakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoGif. The G is for Graphic
minus-squareelint@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·11 months agoYes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
minus-squareKrankyKong@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months ago“Scuba” stands for “self contained underwater breathing apparatus”. Do you pronounce it like “scubba” or “scooba”?
minus-squareray@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·11 months agoAcronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were: JPEG -> jfeg LASER -> less-ear SCUBA -> scub-aah NATO -> nut-oh ROM -> Rome
Gif. The G is for Graphic
Yes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
“Scuba” stands for “self contained underwater breathing apparatus”. Do you pronounce it like “scubba” or “scooba”?
Acronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were: