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  • A AspDotNetDev

    Haha, awesome. Guess I prefer the incorrect pronunciation then (P-N-G).

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    Abhinav S
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    You might want to check with the inventor of the png format. :)

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    • I Indivara

      GIF - is it pronounced giff (with hard g) or jiff?

      1. giff
      2. jiff
      3. never thought of it
      4. whatever the other party says / is comfortable with
      5. who gives a spit

      Same with an S-Q-L server or a Sequel server <edit> Forgot to ask - when you write it as SQL, do you use a SQL ... or an SQL ...? (thinking of how it is pronounced) Looks like opinions are rather divided at this point... </edit> (I already saw the discussion on the other site*, don't care much for their opinion)

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      I pronounce jif as jif, and gif as gif. That way, people will know whether I'm talking about gif files or jif files.

      Indivara wrote:

      when you write it as SQL, do you use a SQL ... or an SQL ...? (thinking of how it is pronounced)Looks like opinions are rather divided at this point...

      What a ridiculous question. "What are the pronunciation rules for the English language?" It depends on whether you pronounce it as an initialism or as a acronym.

      A little common sense goes a lot further than a lot of cliquey nonsense.

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      • I Indivara

        Interesting, didn't know that G had another pronunciation in Spanish.

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        Indivara wrote:

        Interesting, didn't know that G had another pronunciation in Spanish.

        The same rule applies in Italian, where the C has the same e/i rule: "Sci" is pronounced "she", and "schi" is pronounced "ski".

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        • M Mark_Wallace

          I pronounce jif as jif, and gif as gif. That way, people will know whether I'm talking about gif files or jif files.

          Indivara wrote:

          when you write it as SQL, do you use a SQL ... or an SQL ...? (thinking of how it is pronounced)Looks like opinions are rather divided at this point...

          What a ridiculous question. "What are the pronunciation rules for the English language?" It depends on whether you pronounce it as an initialism or as a acronym.

          A little common sense goes a lot further than a lot of cliquey nonsense.

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          Syed Wayez Ahmed
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          If Gif can be pronounced as JIF then i can call my colig JAY as GAY? what say?

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            If Gif can be pronounced as JIF then i can call my colig JAY as GAY? what say?

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            Syed Wayez Ahmed wrote:

            If Gif can be pronounced as JIF then i can call my colig JAY as GAY? what say?

            I'd say that if you mispronounce either, you should expect a smack in the mouth. Going by the voting, it appears that people don't like being told that they're behaving like cliquey idiots. Well, the day I need the comradeship of people who are only half a step up from marketing cretins is the day I'll hang up my mouse.

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            • I Indivara

              That argument doesn't work, there is giant, Gillian (JIH-lee-uhn) etc :)

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              The only word that starts with gif is "gift". It is the best word to set a precedent for how to pronounce "GIF". :-D

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                Syed Wayez Ahmed wrote:

                If Gif can be pronounced as JIF then i can call my colig JAY as GAY? what say?

                I'd say that if you mispronounce either, you should expect a smack in the mouth. Going by the voting, it appears that people don't like being told that they're behaving like cliquey idiots. Well, the day I need the comradeship of people who are only half a step up from marketing cretins is the day I'll hang up my mouse.

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                Mark Wallace wrote:

                Going by the voting

                Not me, gave you a compensating 5, though I have no idea what you are talking about. jif files? ;P

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                • A Anthony Mushrow

                  GIF: Giraffe SQL: Squirrel Of course I have to be a little careful about where I use my regular terms, as some might thing I'm a little strange. Like if they caught me saying that I'd put some giraffes in my squirrel database.

                  My current favourite phrase: I've seen better!

                  -SK Genius

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                  Indivara
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                  That's nice, then PostgreSQL will be post gray squirrel, mysql will be my squirrel. You'll have to be even more careful with this, or it will get you certified even faster Client: So what should I use to store our client data? SK Genius: Oh, you can use my squirrel Client: :omg: :wtf:

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                  • A AspDotNetDev

                    The only word that starts with gif is "gift". It is the best word to set a precedent for how to pronounce "GIF". :-D

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                    Indivara
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                    Touche! :) didn't know that

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                    • A Anthony Mushrow

                      GIF: Giraffe SQL: Squirrel Of course I have to be a little careful about where I use my regular terms, as some might thing I'm a little strange. Like if they caught me saying that I'd put some giraffes in my squirrel database.

                      My current favourite phrase: I've seen better!

                      -SK Genius

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                      SK Genius wrote:

                      as some might thing I'm a little strange

                      Only if they know you. ;)

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                      • A Abhinav S

                        You might want to check with the inventor of the png format. :)

                        The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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                        Are you saying I should ping him with my PNG pronunciation predicament?

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                        • A AspDotNetDev

                          Are you saying I should ping him with my PNG pronunciation predicament?

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                          :)

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                          • I Indivara

                            Mark Wallace wrote:

                            Going by the voting

                            Not me, gave you a compensating 5, though I have no idea what you are talking about. jif files? ;P

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                            Indivara wrote:

                            though I have no idea what you are talking about. jif files?

                            We need an .sql file to run a query to retrieve all the different graphics file extensions, and a .garbage file to output the result.

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                            • I Indivara

                              GIF - is it pronounced giff (with hard g) or jiff?

                              1. giff
                              2. jiff
                              3. never thought of it
                              4. whatever the other party says / is comfortable with
                              5. who gives a spit

                              Same with an S-Q-L server or a Sequel server <edit> Forgot to ask - when you write it as SQL, do you use a SQL ... or an SQL ...? (thinking of how it is pronounced) Looks like opinions are rather divided at this point... </edit> (I already saw the discussion on the other site*, don't care much for their opinion)

                              (* stack overflow)

                              modified on Friday, December 3, 2010 7:49 PM

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                              Sathesh Sakthivel
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                              I used to say as "jiff" and "sequel".

                              Regards, Sathesh. The best way to express one's gratitude to the Divine is to feel simply Happy..

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                              • N Nish Nishant

                                Indivara wrote:

                                Forgot to ask - when you write it as SQL, do you use a SQL ... or an SQL ...? (thinking of how it is pronounced)

                                I think I sometimes use 'a'. Example: I took a look at a SQL script the other day that was pretty fascinating. But usually I use neither 'a' or 'an'. Example: When working with SQL, I sometimes lose my cool.

                                Regards, Nish


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                                Sathesh Sakthivel
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                                Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                Example: When working with SQL, I sometimes lose my cool.

                                Me too.

                                Regards, Sathesh. The best way to express one's gratitude to the Divine is to feel simply Happy..

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