Daniel to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoHow do y'all say GIF?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down140
arrow-up1299arrow-down1imageHow do y'all say GIF?lemmy.mlDaniel to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-square@elint@programming.devlinkfedilink8•1 year agoYes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
minus-squareraylinkfedilink1•1 year agoAcronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were: JPEG -> jfeg LASER -> less-ear SCUBA -> scub-aah NATO -> nut-oh ROM -> Rome
Gif. The G is for Graphic
Yes, that’s why we pronounce JPEG as Jay-Pheg.
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Acronyms are not typically dependent on the pronunciation of the words for which their letters stand. Here’s a brief look at how a few common acronyms would be pronounced if they were: