Stop the madness, everyone. The verdict is out -- it's pronounced "JIF," not "GIF". Steve Wilhite, father of the Graphics Interchange format, settled the debate earlier this week and now all those reckless hard-G-supporters are being put into place.
In case you find yourself momentarily confused between pronunciations -- or simply refuse to change your preference out of principle -- this musical number by YouTube songwriter Jonathan Mann will really drill it into your head.
Learn the song, practice and repeat. Understand? Now don't get it twisted. (Or you probably will, who are we kidding?)
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