"Gooey", or "G-U-I"?

[DJG]

You guys better pronounce this the right way (ie: my way) or I shall taunt you a second time!

And if you get the ones in bold wrong, I will taunt you a third time!

... .gif = Giff (with a hard G sound)

GHIFF??? No way!!

 

[johngalt]

Just wanted to know how you pronounce different computer-related abbreviations.

I pronounce the following as:

GUI= G-U-I
SATA= Say Tuh
.gif= jiff
SQL= S-Q-L
SCSI= Scuzzy
JPG/JPEG= J-P-G/Jay Peg

Gooey
SAT-uh
Gif (as is Ghif) (b/c it stands for Graphical, which uses a G sound not a J sound, and is an acronym)
S-Q-L or SEE-qual
Scuzzy
Both get called J-Peg (as in JAY-peg)

 

[Antman]

RTFM - create a new thread
SOL - looking for RTM links and keys at SF
OS - Other Sources for RTM links and keys not found at SF
VHD - Very Hard to Determine why someone is still looking for RTM links and keys at SF
ISO - In Search Of RTM links and keys at SF
ASAP - someone still looking for RTM links and keys at SF
RC - Really Could use a link to RTM and keys
PITA - T*n
SF - Stop F*n around with this thread
BAN - me, if I'm not careful

 

[ciphernemo]

PITA - Ten

Careful, there, Antman. hehehehe. Still, lol.

 

[ciphernemo]

GHIFF??? No way!!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl8H-rm6kt4"]YouTube - monty python and the holy grail[/ame]

Gif (as is Ghif) (b/c it stands for Graphical, which uses a G sound not a J sound, and is an acronym)

Thank you!

 

[mickey megabyte]

The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "g", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "George".

However, many people pronounce GIF with a hard "G", as in a 'gift' /ˈɡɪf/, reflecting the way it is pronounced in its own acronym (Graphics Interchange Format).

According to the creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, the pronunciation deliberately echoes that of an American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.

This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program called CompuShow.
Both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary.

source

 

[ciphernemo]

Thanks, mickey! Good information there.

As for me, I'll continue to call it gif with a hard "g". The .gif formats is one of the few proprietary formats for images with a nasty copyright on it, and the "Jiff" pronounciation is just a marketing ploy that stuck. But it was almost outdated had it not included the transparency and animation features.

This is also why I hate Blu-ray and would have embraced HD-DVD had it not been killed by corporations a while back.

And to be example-happy, this is also why I buy digital cameras that accept AA batteries (I use AA rechargables) and SD memory for storage (though SD almost became proprietary had it not been reverse engineered). Down with proprietary formats!

 

[DJG]

Down with proprietary formats!

Amen, brother ... but the Magic Stick is so cute!

 

[Antman]

CompuServe is gone, remaining, in part, as a brand name only. WorldCom is gone - good riddance. H&R Block remains after having played their interest in CompuServe into a 60 multiple lump sum.

CompuServe played every angle incorrectly, reason enough to say "Gee, I F'd up".

All copyrights to the underlying compression technology have expired worldwide.

Besides, GIFs do not smell like fresh roasted peanuts. They smell like ozone.

 

[DJG]

And they can be so transparent it's revolting ...

 

[mickey megabyte]

let's not mention the animated ones! who remembers 90's webpages? *shudder*

 

[Lordbob75]

The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "g", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "George".

However, many people pronounce GIF with a hard "G", as in a 'gift' /ˈɡɪf/, reflecting the way it is pronounced in its own acronym (Graphics Interchange Format).

According to the creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, the pronunciation deliberately echoes that of an American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.

This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program called CompuShow.
Both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary.

source

I have now unconsciously started pronouncing it as "Jiff".

Thanks for the info, I liked it.

~Lordbob

 

[swarfega]

Ive always pronounced it as G-U-I. I dont much care for "sloppy names".

 

[Lordbob75]

Ive always pronounced it as G-U-I. I dont much care for "sloppy names".

GUI is actually supposed to be gooey. That is what the designers called it (I believe so, I know I read that somewhere...)

~Lordbob

 

[ciphernemo]

Ive always pronounced it as G-U-I. I dont much care for "sloppy names".

GUI is actually supposed to be gooey. That is what the designers called it (I believe so, I know I read that somewhere...)

Yup, GUI is pronounced as a the word 'goey' since it is an acronym: Gui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But I really don't mind people using is as just an abbreviation and calling it G-U-I since "goey" does sound silly. But I will taunt you if you do.

 

[xarden]

Knight = Ki-nig-hit
Ginger != Gin-jar
Ajax = cleans

 

[IggyAZ]

Just wanted to know how you pronounce different computer-related abbreviations.

I pronounce the following as:

GUI= G-U-I
SATA= Say Tuh
.gif= jiff
SQL= S-Q-L
SCSI= Scuzzy
JPG/JPEG= J-P-G/Jay Peg

Potato or Pottato
I say French Fries

 

[smarteyeball]

lol

Personally I don't care if it's meant to be pronounced 'gooey' - to me it will always be G-U-I, or just U-I.


Mind you I see it more than say it, so it's not an 'end of worlder' for me.


I'll keep 'ooey' for describing sticky stuff...

 

[MilesAhead]

The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "g", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "George".

However, many people pronounce GIF with a hard "G", as in a 'gift' /ˈɡɪf/, reflecting the way it is pronounced in its own acronym (Graphics Interchange Format).

According to the creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, the pronunciation deliberately echoes that of an American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.

This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program called CompuShow.
Both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary and the American Heritage Dictionary.

source

I have now unconsciously started pronouncing it as "Jiff".

Thanks for the info, I liked it.

~Lordbob

Yeah, the The Beatles said Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds had nothing whatsoever to do with LSD.

It ain't taxes man. It's "revenue enhancement."

 

[Airbot]

smarteyeball - smarty eye-ball

Don't ask me why I want to pronounce it like that every time I see it, I don't know.