[Coco] . Gif

[L. Curtis Boyle]

I thought he did define it in the original 1987 spec? Maybe I am remembering wrong. 

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> On Mar 24, 2022, at 7:40 AM, Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com> wrote:
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>> On Mar 24, 2022, at 8:04 AM, John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com> wrote:
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>> 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.
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> I was 100% on the hard-G sound … until the moment the author clarified it.
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> Just think of all the flame wars that could have been prevented if he had included a pronunciation in the original spec ;-)
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> Or if toilet paper came with directions on how to hang it on the roller.
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> But then what would we do with our online time?
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