The popular resurgence of the once antiquated file format has sparked a heated debate: is it pronounced with a hard ‘G’ or a soft ‘G’?
The popular resurgence of the once antiquated file format has sparked a heated debate: is it pronounced with a hard ‘G’ (like “gift”) or a soft ‘G’ (like “Jif”)?
Even though the White House claims that it is pronounced with a hard ‘G’, the inventor of the file format, Steve Wilhite, settled the score once and for all in a recent New York Times interview:
“The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Mr. Wilhite conceded. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.”
Steve Wilhite was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2013 Webbys, where Penn Law’s website was also recognized by winning the People’s Voice award for best website in the Law category.