it’s jif. every argument for gif is wrong, and it sounds awkward af, like you got swiped by candlejack mid-wor
Comment on The "i" in Linux and Linus have different pronunciations even when they shouldn't.
Chainweasel@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve heard a lot of people pronounce it “Line-ux” lately. I hope it doesn’t blow up into another Gif vs Jif debate.
nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Nougat@kbin.social 6 months ago
Jraphics Interchange Format.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
They are usually seen next to J-fegs
nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
we say jay-peg for jpeg, pee en gee for png, and ay tee em for atm. none of these are based on the pronunciation of the words they represent.
misophist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Most of those are the way I commonly hear, except I’ve always heard PNG pronounced “ping”.
TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 6 months ago
So Scuba is pronounce Skuh-bah then, right?
Zellith@kbin.social 6 months ago
People know what a GIF is. So I use GIF. It's worked out fine so far.
7fb2adfb45bafcc01c80@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I started back with kernel 0.12 and called it Line-ucks. I still do and people look at me funny, but it’s an old habit and I’m an old dog.
When Linux released his audio file it was already etched into my brain the other way. I do remember being joking that I’m glad his name wasn’t Pinus (like the genus for pine trees) after hearing him say it.
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 6 months ago
It used to be Line-UI until programming jargon became woke and wanted “experiences” over “interfaces”
Draghetta@lemmy.world 6 months ago
There is nothing to debate, Linux is just Linus with an x at the end and should be pronounced as such.
Though sometimes I wish Linus had claimed it was pronounced laynaxe just to fuck with people. Too bad we already know: m.youtube.com/watch?v=c39QPDTDdXU&pp=ygUpbXkg…
DharmaCurious@startrek.website 6 months ago
Y’know the gnome/Guh-nome debate? I intentionally pronounce it Zhnome to fuck with people.
Cosmicomical@kbin.social 6 months ago
It's jee-nom, pronounced while rotating your eyes
misophist@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s pronounced djinn-ohm, like Genome. It’s a direct reference to magic, Buddhism, and the building blocks of life.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Also remember to pronounce KDE as “kdeeh” instead of spelling it