trashcan@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoPronunciation of GIFen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square98linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down121file-text
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minus-squarecalliopelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·28 days agoGiraffe, giardia, and gigolo are all of Italian origin. Giant is French. Gif was created in the United States by an American and he had the arrogance to complain that everyone didn’t pronounce it his special way. It boils down to his hubris that we even have the debate.
minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·28 days agoHe also didn’t like sharing credit for its creation, so he had his bosses use legal pressure to get the other creator removed.
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·28 days agoOh sorry! You’re serious! Then maybe graphic comes to English directly from Latin and so it’s different than other words.
Giraffe, giardia, and gigolo are all of Italian origin. Giant is French.
Gif was created in the United States by an American and he had the arrogance to complain that everyone didn’t pronounce it his special way.
It boils down to his hubris that we even have the debate.
He also didn’t like sharing credit for its creation, so he had his bosses use legal pressure to get the other creator removed.
'Murica! F yeah!
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Origins of words! That’s why!
Oh sorry! You’re serious!
Then maybe graphic comes to English directly from Latin and so it’s different than other words.
Originally from greek, graphikos.