Do You Pronounce it GIF or GIF? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios

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GIF, JIF, ZHAIF? Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com So. Whether you like it or not, when you say the word G-I-F, especially on the internet, people are gonna talk about it. Some will correct you, some will correct the people correcting you, it’s the same conversation every time. Over and over and over. Which is why Mike proposed a third pronunciation way back when: Zhaif, or in the IPA: ʒaɪf. Because if you can’t beat them, leave town and set up camp in the wilderness. But really though, what is it about this one word that has people up in arms about the “right” way to pronounce it? There are plenty of other words that have differing pronunciations across cultures, borders and languages. So why is GIF the word people go to war for? Let us know what you think in the comments below! ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­------------------------­-­-­-­- CHECK OUT OUR MERCH! http://bit.ly/1U8fS1B T-Shirts Designed by: http://artsparrow.com/ ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­------------------------­-­-­-­- TWEET OF THE WEEK: https://twitter.com/johndaguerra/status/741091743995723776 ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­------------------------­-­-­-­- Mike's Vidcon Schedule http://vidcon.com/speakers/mike-rugnetta/ PBSDS Host Meetup - 2-4pm, June 25 at the PBSDS Chill Lounge PBSDS Wide VidCon Schedule: bit.ly/pbsdsvidcon2016 ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­------------------------­-­-­-­- FURTHER READING & SOURCES: GHOTI Joke: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=81 Ration https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/432678#view=notes Reasonably Sound Episode: http://www.infiniteguest.org/reasonably-sound/2015/01/english-american-accents/ Shakespeare Words http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/jan/28/britishidentity.johncrace GIF Pronunciation Research: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12nY6qxh32uamjB2trByChSher0_WmQY9V1hQpxDnKn0/edit#gid=0 http://mashable.com/2014/10/21/mispronounced-words-tech/#mIlTl0it1uqX http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2667408/From-jif-wiffy-survey-reveals-people-pronounce-popular-tech-terms-ones-wrong.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2667408/From-jif-wiffy-survey-reveals-people-pronounce-popular-tech-terms-ones-wrong.html https://medium.com/message/jif-is-the-format-gif-is-the-culture-af8673796c44#.39whzb5n5 https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.graphics/tylpVt2y9s8/eHWKNVLYMREJ http://gizmodo.com/5978676/vine-is-twitters-new-gif-like-video-sharing-service ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­------------------------­-­-­-­- ASSET LINKS: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - Lets Call The Whole Thing Off HQ :45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOILZ_D3aRg Is Math a Feature of the Universe or a Feature of Human Creation Idea Channel PBS 1:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbNymweHW4E David Karp presents Steve Wilhite with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 17th Annual We... 5:54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBtKxsuGvko How to Pronounce GIF 8:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LRllx9RVDs NYLC English Tips,Episode 11- Understanding Boston and New York Accents 9:49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm8OYE57sds ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­-------------------------­-­-­- MUSIC at 2:31 Monotone - Minimalist https://soundcloud.com/montone-2/minimalist ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­------------------------­-­-­-­- Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) (who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com)