If Gaol is pronounced Jail then Gif is pronounced Jif. - ThreadSky

852dude.bsky.social • 265 days ago

If Gaol is pronounced Jail then Gif is pronounced Jif.

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socratesjohnson.gobirds.online•265 days ago

If it's not "jif" then the team is the New York Guy-Ants

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

Wait. I'm wrong. Guy ants is a great name.

simongwynn.bsky.social•216 days ago

Sounds like something Gordon Peterson would say

winterthewisp.bsky.social•265 days ago

The g in gif stands for graphical which notably is not pronounced with a j

johnacecil.bsky.social•265 days ago

The U in scuba stands for underwater but no one pronounces it "skubba." So, there are no rules to any of this.

winterthewisp.bsky.social•265 days ago

Fair enough, I didn't even know scuba was an acronym. Learn something new every day ig

andrewkinsey.bsky.social•242 days ago

Blocked and reported

lawnerd.bsky.social•242 days ago

to Lord Arryn

atlessman.bsky.social•242 days ago

"Can I almost singlehandedly make a bunch of people start using 'gaol' again?"

crankypacifist.bsky.social•216 days ago

Jraphic image file.

victoriadecapua.bsky.social•265 days ago

Except that’s why we changed it to jail.

twistedbarbi.bsky.social•265 days ago

But the bough bowed under the pressure...I love English but it is three languages in a trenchcoat

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

I have no idea if this is an original thought. But it is original to me. It sprung fully formed from my brain.

I'm not gonna claim that someone else hadn't done this comparison before.

But I'm pretty proud of this.

anthonybecker.bsky.social•216 days ago

Idk what that is but it has absolutely no bearing on the pronunciation of Graphics Interchange Format or its contraction

itsdoug.ca•261 days ago

I refuse to like this

root2702.bsky.social•24 days ago

chrisraccoons.bsky.social•265 days ago

Let us not resort to using British spellings

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

You mean the original and correct spellings?

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

The spellings on which the entire language is based?

dattil.io•265 days ago

Let's not get excited, the British couldn't get " right on red" sorted out, they aren't exactly the bastion of knowledge

simongwynn.bsky.social•216 days ago

What does this mean please, love, those guys

852dude.bsky.social•216 days ago

In the UK driving is done on the left hand side of the road. So if you turned right on red you'd cause a massive accident.

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

Mate, it's scary. And right on red driving on the left hand side of the road would cause accidents, to be fair.

dattil.io•265 days ago

Left on red would work the same or they could have DRIVEN THE CORRECT WAY

wait do British people walk up the left side of the stairs? Left side of the hallway? Are all their systems of navigation broken?!

electrichead.bsky.social•265 days ago

Original? Sure. Correct? No. The British have never been correct about anything, except by accident.

chicagomstie.bsky.social•216 days ago

If Ghoti is pronounced Fish then Gif is pronounced Jeef.

416raccoon.bsky.social•265 days ago

Whatever, Geoff.

woodborg.bsky.social•265 days ago

Fuck I hate this

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

Because you know I'm right.

woodborg.bsky.social•265 days ago

No
NO

idahoavs.bsky.social•24 days ago

Anyone saying GIF (hard G) needs to say JFEG then.

robertaecks.bsky.social•265 days ago

Gust Sae Noe.

acab.dad•55 days ago

Literally just encountered “Gaol” in a video game and had no idea it was pronounced “jail” lmao

acab.dad•55 days ago

(Octopath Traveler btw)

ambignostic.bsky.social•265 days ago

Yif

852dude.bsky.social•265 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/852dude.bsky.social/post/3ku2xbe76cn2c

flyingjay.bsky.social•24 days ago

What about Ghoti, mate? ;)

whiskeynachos.bsky.social•265 days ago

Clap this man into internet gaol!

pcsoblahdeehell.bsky.social•88 days ago

Jotcha!

Jreen for Jo!

Jandulf, Jollum etc ...?

Anthony Jordon ...

BUT, IN A REMARKABLE PLOT TWIST:

Goalinton

btw: Mid-table this season, do you think? Bloody awful vs the Irons.