http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2013/02/20/gif-or-jif-the-definitive-answer-to-one-of-lifes-most-important-questions Comments On: Gif or Jif? The Definitive Answer to One of Life's Most Important Questions by Bobby Roberts en-us Copyright 2013 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Fruit Cup]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:37:11 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Spindles]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:24:54 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by tk.]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:39:18 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Bobby Roberts]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:26:52 -0800 Portland Mercury
Not directed at you, Bobby. Just sorta came out of me.
Posted by ill paxton]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:14:44 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Hank_Cavill]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:14:08 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by ROM]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:44:29 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by PDXwahine]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:29:23 -0800 Portland Mercury
I appreciate the chunky/smooth joke at the end, too.
Posted by Bobby Roberts]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:28:18 -0800 Portland Mercury
I regularly pronounce it with a soft G. And I do not give a shit if you pronounce it with a hard one. And I don't think Wilhite's decision is sacrosanct. Pronounce it how you like. This is the internet. You don't have to listen to people say these things. You just have to read them, and then you can pronounce them however you like in your head. This is only a problem for you because you have a podcast (and/or friends - GREAT! - good for you) and you say words like this outloud and then people mansplain to you how they're supposed to be pronounced. But alas, you have posting privileges on this blog, and you're under the delusion that these thoughts of yours serve an important function. But I assure you that for most people IT DOESN'T MATTER, and it never will.

Bottom line: Jif is smoother. It feels better to say. Gif is chunky.

Related comment: it totally blew my mind when I heard someone pronounce FAQ as "Eff Ay Qu" rather than "fack."
Posted by ROM]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:24:25 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Donald Kenney]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:21:23 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Spaceman]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:20:10 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by William Reagan]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:17:03 -0800 Portland Mercury
The only people I've really know to pronounce it "jif" have been old, weirdos, or old weirdos.
Posted by Aestro]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:10:10 -0800 Portland Mercury