What did the creator of the GIF name them? Imagine if a bunch of people read your name wrong, then when you told them how it’s pronounced said that they don’t care, and your mom was wrong to pronounce your name that way.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (13 children)

Eh, I prefer the descriptivist method of language. It's how language evolves over time.

Comparing it to a personal name is a false equivalence. GIF is an acronym, people could enunciate each letter if they so preferred and it would be more accurate/true to creation than even the creator's opinion of how to pronounce it.

[–] w2tpmf@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not a false equivalence. He named it after the penun butter brand. It was specifically named to be pronounced a certain way.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oh, okay. That only combats my point about it being a false equivalence. At the end of the day, it's an acronym.

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