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Do you pronounce it "gif" like "gift"? Or do you pronounce it wrong?

Are You Pronouncing These Words Correctly?

It's "_ee • ex • ee_".

It's "_jay • peg_".

A lot of people are going to try to convince you that it's _jif_ with a soft g. It's not. Don't listen to those people.

It's _gif_ (like "gift").

Although, in a pinch, calling it a "pee • en • jee" works too.

It's "_ping_".

Just like you're saying each letter you see.

It's "_el • oh • el_".

Did you know that "wifi" isn't actually short for anything? Most people think it's short for "wireless fidelity," but it's not!

It's "_why • fye_."

Say it just like it's spelled right there on your keyboard.

It's "_kwer • tee_".

This form of early internet text-only image creation may not be very popular these days, but that's no excuse for pronouncing it incorrectly.

It's "_ass • key_."

Like the character from _Star Trek: The Next Generation_!

It's "day • tah."

It's pronounced like like the word "image" with an "-er" on the end.

It's "_image • er_."

It's "_tum • bler_"

It's _"meem."_

Listen... I understand the occasional quirky mispronunciation, but you're so bad at pronouncing these words that it seems almost intentional.

You're mispronouncing everything wrong on purpose, aren't you?

On the internet, where everything is made up anyways, it's tough to say sometimes whether or not you say "gif" with a hard "g" or a soft "g." But you're doing your best, and your best was good enough today.

Not too bad!

Whoa! Are you Charles Merriam or Noah Webster? Cause, DAMN! That's some A-level pronouncing you just did right there.

You're like some kind of pronunciation machine!

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