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Correct pronunciation of gif?


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Yeah, just because the inventor doesn't know how to pronounce graphic doesn't mean he's right. The inventor of pizza could tell me its pronounced with a silent P and the two zz's are pronounced like a T, and I wouldn't stop me from thinking he's an idiot.
There was actually an interesting TIL yesterday about the two origin words of helicopter being helico and pter rather than heli and copter, which brought up the question of whether the p is supposed to be silent like pterodactyl.

This is only marginally related, I'm bored, shut up.
 

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Well, Jaded @Jaded is the writer here, so I believe her. Besides, it's not like he invented the word, cause it's not a word, its an acronym.
 
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pleco is a fucking joke physicist. and by that I mean he's amazing at crafting jokes, not that he's a bad physicist who has sex a lot.

dude can make a joke out of every situation. I've tried everything to get his formula down. I've sent stalkers to his house. I've had escorts approach him at the grocery store with dirt cheap prices. I dated his cousin for a while. I can't figure out why he's so damn good.

He's like the Nas of jokes cause they all feel like they were created perfectly for the moment.

This is in contrast to C to the J @C to the J , who is like the Jay-Z of jokes, where it feels funny as hell, but more natural and spontaneos with nothing written down.

Also in contrast to me, the Eminem of jokes, in that I have a spouse that is constantly cheating and I take care of a bunch of kids that aren't mine.
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Barely Legal Pawn! I remember that.

Bryan Cranston is a goddamned national treasure. Dude has had one of the most varied careers you can think of. He even did voice acting work for the Clerks animated ABC series way back when. What a show.



He's also an excellent skater, and even though I mostly rollerblade, I can dig anyone with a set of wheels.
 

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Steve can suck it because it's graphics interchange format, not jumbo idiot founder.
100%. If the engineer was also a linguist, then I'd take his pronunciation to heart. But he's not. He's a damn engineer. Engineers are simple people. They are not made for linguistic tasks.

Also, there's already a Jif. It's a fucking peanut butter. I'm not posting peanut butter all over the internet every day, damn it.
 

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pleco is a fucking joke physicist. and by that I mean he's amazing at crafting jokes, not that he's a bad physicist who has sex a lot.

dude can make a joke out of every situation. I've tried everything to get his formula down. I've sent stalkers to his house. I've had escorts approach him at the grocery store with dirt cheap prices. I dated his cousin for a while. I can't figure out why he's so damn good.

He's like the Nas of jokes cause they all feel like they were created perfectly for the moment.

This is in contrast to C to the J @C to the J , who is like the Jay-Z of jokes, where it feels funny as hell, but more natural and spontaneos with nothing written down.

Also in contrast to me, the Eminem of jokes, in that I have a spouse that is constantly cheating and I take care of a bunch of kids that aren't mine.
Man do I feel uncomfortable now
 

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100%. If the engineer was also a linguist, then I'd take his pronunciation to heart. But he's not. He's a damn engineer. Engineers are simple people. They are not made for linguistic tasks.

Also, there's already a Jif. It's a fucking peanut butter. I'm not posting peanut butter all over the internet every day, damn it.
How dare that person person have any input on what he wanted his invention to be called!
 
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