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GIF pronunciation

The debate over how to say GIF; Hank says they say "jif", though he considers neither pronunciation incorrect.

Early context: On GIF pronunciation, Hank says they say 'jif' though neither is incorrect; his question-asking double considers switching because the president said 'gif', but Hank won't. — GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! 00:00:24

borrowed slang / meme (debate) · in 10 videos, 2012–2021 · last heard 2021

Videos per year: 2012: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2021: 1

Every video

2012

date video use what is said
2012-07-27 Tumblr: The Musical 00:01:07 mention The song ends with the claim that everyone can agree Tumblr is the place for him.
2012-09-14 1000 VIDEOS!!! 00:01:17 mention Hank says they spent much of that time embarrassing themselves or doing nasty things to themselves, which he does not regret at all.

2013

date video use what is said
2013-05-03 17 Rants in 4 Minutes 00:02:03 mention Hank says people should stop correcting others' pronunciation of GIF: both pronunciations are correct, so the corrector is the only one who is wrong.
2013-05-17 GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! 00:00:24 mention On GIF pronunciation, Hank says they say 'jif' though neither is incorrect; his question-asking double considers switching because the president said 'gif', but Hank won't.

2014

date video use what is said
2014-04-08 I Don't Even Know 00:00:18 mention John says words belong to their users, but pronouncing GIF 'guy-f' is a stretch.

2015

date video use what is said
2015-04-21 A Stunning Turn of Events 00:01:16 mention John and Sarah are flying to a gala celebrating the Time 100, Time magazine's list of the most important people; he jokes that 'gala' has two accepted pronunciations.

2017

date video use what is said
2017-06-06 My Favorite Subreddits: Joy, Wonder, Knowledge, and Birds with Arms 00:01:13 mention Expecting flame wars over how he says 'GIF', John says both pronunciations are entirely correct and that he will use both to infuriate everyone.

2018

date video use what is said
2018-01-09 Your Attention 00:00:00 mention John says it's hard to get people online to agree on anything, from how to pay for health care to whether to say gif or jif.

2019

date video use what is said
2019-02-01 We Have Destroyed Copyright Law 00:11:26 mention Hank shows a GIF he doesn't own: everyone agrees GIFs are okay because culture blew past the law.

2021

date video use what is said
2021-11-19 How do We Get Anything Done At All? 00:00:58 mention Hank grants there are legitimate differences: subtitled and dubbed Cowboy Bebop are different experiences, each GIF pronunciation has a rationale, and each way of hanging toilet paper has an advantage.