More than two decades ago, in 1987, Compuserv developed the Graphics Interface Format, a file that allows users with incompatible PCs to exchange pictures. They dubbed it the GIF, pronounced with a ...

Long before viral sensations like "the dress" divided the internet, another online phenomenon was already polarizing the masses: the pronunciation of "GIF." The GIF — or graphics interchange format, a ...

This may sound goofy, but I’m in love with the “g” sound that starts words such as “good,” “gob” and “gusto.” It’s known as a “hard g.” It’s a powerful sound, and it adds a punch to nearly every word ...

At the Webby Awards on Tuesday, Steve Wilhite, creator of the Graphics Interchange Format, asserted his authority in the controversial matter of the proper pronunciation of GIF. His five word ...