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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 29 Dec 1994.
Re: GIF?

Re: GIF?

Q>> It stands for Graphic Interchange Format and is pronounced "jif", not
 >> "gif".  It is called Graphic Interchange Format because it was one of the
 >> first formats to be supported on multiple architectures, hence pictures
 >> encoded with it were 'interchangeable'.

Q>Why is it 'jif' on your say-so?  I've always pronounced it 'gif' and
 >don't see why it wouldn't be pronounced so.

I agree.  Say GRAPHIC.  I don't hear JRAPHIC.  
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 * QMPro 1.02 54-6372 * Pat...@cde.gate.net

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From: pat...@cde.gate.net (PAT VAUGHAN)
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Subject: Re: GIF?
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