[Coco] . Gif

[gene heskett]

On Thursday, 24 March 2022 09:07:38 EDT John W. Linville wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 07:20:36AM -0400, Don Barber wrote:
> > I really wonder if he was just trolling in that interview. Its
> > Graphics Interchange Format, not Giraffe Interchange Format, so Jif
> > just doesn't make sense.
> 
> There is no such rule for pronouncing acronyms. Perhaps if it was
> "GRIF" or there were some other consonant after the G, but there
> is not.
> 
> Now if you'll excuse me...my friend George, the giant giraffe, wants
> a word -- he's a genius...
> 
Nice play on words there, John.

For me, the rule has always been what I was taught in phonics class. Does 
anyone else even recall having those classes in school? You would have to 
be at least my age of 87 to recall those as they quit teaching it a grade 
behind me where I went to school for 8.5 grades in the early 1940's.

And I'll always think thats why the average high school grad today can't 
read or write the daily fishwrap. Or make change w/o the cash register 
doing it for him or her. :(>

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Cheers, Gene Heskett.
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