elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?message-squaremessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down12
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a quote you see everywhere that you absolutely hate?elkaki@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareAccountMaker@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down4·1 year ago“G stands for graphics, so it’s gif with a hard g” The only thing more meaningless than arguing about how to pronounce gif is using that as an argument, and yet it always gets repeated.
minus-squareToast@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·1 year ago“P stands for photographic, so it’s JPEG with an f sound” is the one that gets me
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThat raises the question, what sound does the “p” in “ph” make independently of the “h”
minus-squaremoobythegoldensock@geddit.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoNot to mention it’s a made up rule that doesn’t apply to literally any other acronym (radar, sonar, NASA, NATO, scuba, etc.)
“G stands for graphics, so it’s gif with a hard g”
The only thing more meaningless than arguing about how to pronounce gif is using that as an argument, and yet it always gets repeated.
“P stands for photographic, so it’s JPEG with an f sound” is the one that gets me
That raises the question, what sound does the “p” in “ph” make independently of the “h”
Not to mention it’s a made up rule that doesn’t apply to literally any other acronym (radar, sonar, NASA, NATO, scuba, etc.)