• assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      The whole thing is funny when you look at the full phrase too. Graphical Interchange Format – it’s got both a hard g and a soft g. You could call a gif an image. You could also call it a graphic.

      At the end of the day, there really isn’t an answer, and there never will be. It’s a fun debate to fuck around with though

      • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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        2 years ago

        There is a G sound and there is a J sound.

        There is no need to invent a distinction between “hard” and “soft” G. A “soft G” is just a J.

        • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 years ago

          G can make a hard G sound or a soft G sound, the soft G is identical to J.

          It’s still a soft G sound though, because the letter is G.