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BBC News Magazine Monitor: 10 things we didn't know last week
Interesting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-maga...nitor-22652057 Note: 24 May 2013 Last updated at 15:11 GMT
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1. Why would one assume that "G" is pronounced any differently than "J" in this context? Both "G" and "J" can be pronounced hard or soft depending on the context. B. Why would the inventor of a jraphic image format be an authority on how it is pronounced? - When did GIF change from being an initialization and become an acronym? 
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05-25-13, 04:24 PM
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10 things we didn't know about Vendor 20 years ago
What were they again? 
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G for graphic, not for giraffe - so in my mind jif is totally wrong and the word it has become is correct.
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I would say that if he learns the truth, he is rather quiet instead.
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