It didn't require the imprimatur of The New York Times to resolve the GIF pronunciation debate, nor will the paper's assertion on Tuesday actually resolve it. But the war is won, even if the battle ...

The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while it has swelled or dipped, the debate over how to pronounce the acronym ...

Out of all of the questions that have plagued the Internet, the question of how to pronounce “GIF” has a special and frustrating place in people’s hearts. Short for Graphics Interchange Format, the ...

With that in mind, it seems almost impossible to endorse a twee, self-aware marketing gimmick seemingly designed to whip up debate on social media. Yet, here we are! Today, Giphy and the peanut butter ...

The Great GIF Pronunciation Debate: Peanut Butter Brand Jif Weighs In The peanut butter maker says you should never confuse GIF animated looping images with the Jif brand because the two are ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The debate is settled! No more will we have to battle amongst ourselves over the proper pronunciation of GIF, ...

Long before viral sensations like "the dress" divided the internet, another online phenomenon was already polarizing the masses: the pronunciation of "GIF." The GIF — or graphics interchange format, a ...

Once a week, for the past eight-odd years, I overhear it: “It’s GIF, not JIF.” “Actually, it’s officially JIF.” If the arguers are educated in the subject, they’ll rattle through their supporting ...

As this is an argument about the underpinnings of the English language, let me be frank—the acronym derived from the word "Graphic Interchange Format" is pronounced with a hard G, "GIF," like ...