people saying "gif sounds too weird".. like "jif" sounds any less weird? they're both weird pronunciations but I've always said GIF, idc if its not the 'proper' way to say it.
I thought this particular article has a certain amount of relevance to this topic.. in particular:
Quote:
"There are plenty of words in English which not everybody pronounces in the same way. There's no real way of determining what is correct other than looking at what is generally approved."