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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

PHOTOGRAPHIC. PHOTOGRAPHIC. PHOTOGRAPHIC. It's pronounced j-feg.

Acronyms don't give a fuck what the original pronunciation of the words used to make them are. Sorry, you lose.

[–] mingistech@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

If "gif" has to be pronounced with a hard G because it stands for "graphics," then the P in "jpeg" has to be pronounced like an F because it stands for "photographic."