[Coco] . Gif

[Allen Huffman]

> On Mar 24, 2022, at 8:04 AM, John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com> wrote:
> 
> Even in late-80's BBS days (i.e. before normal folks had access to
> the Internet), every one I came across that knew GIFs existed also
> knew the correct pronunciation. It is hugely disappointing to see how
> many people continue to mispronounce GIF even after Wilhite reminded
> everyone, now so long ago.


I was 100% on the hard-G sound … until the moment the author clarified it.

Just think of all the flame wars that could have been prevented if he had included a pronunciation in the original spec ;-)

Or if toilet paper came with directions on how to hang it on the roller.

But then what would we do with our online time?
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