Re: GIF?

In article <ble...@bertha21.shore.net> ble...@shore.net (Benjamin Ledsham) writes:
>In article <pIr...@primenet.com>, ina...@primenet.com wrote:
>
>> > : Why is it 'jif' on your say-so?  I've always pronounced it 'gif' and
>> > : don't see why it wouldn't be pronounced so.
>> >
>> > Because the GIF standard specifically states that the correct
>> > pronunciation is "jif" (gives the peanut butter as an example).
>> >
>> > If you can't trust the people who MADE the standard, who CAN you trust?
>> 
>> You can't trust anyone now adays!  It doesn't make sense to be
>> pronounced 'jif'!  Graphic is a hard G, why would you change it to
>> a soft G in the abreviation?
>
>The "g" is pronounced as a "j" because it is followed by an "i" as in
>"giraffe" or "ginger".  The same holds true if the "g" is followed by an
>"e" as in "gelatin" or "gem".  There are exceptions, but this is the
>general rule.

Give, girl, gimmick, gill, giggle and gibbon.


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