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by **Leaky_Valv** » Thu, 06 Jan 2000 04:00:00

Hit that nail in one. It was actually "phonetic" spelling in most cases, the
American line being that there were many instances (in the case of 'z', for example)
where the sound was more 'zzzz' than 'ssss'.

> >> BTW-it's capitalization.

> >Not necessarily, either is correct. More commonly "s" in English and
> >"z" in American English.

> Why does this happen, I wonder? Were Americans just feeling all haughty and
> said "Hah! we won't spell it *their* way, we'll change a letter...that'll
> show 'em."

> ~daxe

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by **Eldre** » Thu, 06 Jan 2000 04:00:00

>The fact that the guy stated that he used lower case letters deliberately to
>"piss off Christians" i my opinion simply speaks volumes as to his
>character - seemingly based on intolerance, hypocracy and a genuine desire
>to stir the proverbial stick standing in it.

Well, at the time I responded, I hadn't read his reasoning for it...<g>

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by **Mountain Kodia** » Thu, 06 Jan 2000 04:00:00

On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 10:39:59 -0500, "Daxe Rexford"

>>Hit that nail in one. It was actually "phonetic" spelling in most cases,
>the
>>American line being that there were many instances (in the case of 'z', for
>example)
>>where the sound was more 'zzzz' than 'ssss'.

>There's some cases where I wish phonetic spelling were used, like the
>acronym 'GIF.' Some folks pronounce it as though the first letter were a J
>(like the peanut butter), but I pronounce it with a hard 'G' because the the
>first letter stands for 'graphic', not 'jraphic.'

I suppose you pronounce NASA "Nay-sa" for the same reason?

by **daxe rexfor** » Thu, 06 Jan 2000 04:00:00

No. I don't think there are too many alternate pronunciations for NASA. It
stands on its own as an acronym.

To be honest with you I don't know what the exact phonetic rule is that
could be applied to GIF, but I learned to read when phonetics were the
method and I said 'GIF' (hard G) before I even knew what it stood for. You
can find common examples of both. For instance, the liquor that is a
distillate of juniper berries is pronounced as though it were spelled "Jin",
but a job for a musician is called 'Gig.' In both cases you have the letter
'g' followed by the letter 'i' and then a consonant at the beginning of a
syllable, but the 'g' is pronouced differently.

If GIF is to be pronouced 'jif', then it would seem the word 'jiffy' should
be spelled 'giffy.' The word 'giggle' is not pronouced as 'jiggle', etc.

There probably is no real answer. Unlike NASA, you don't have thousands of
people on television saying the word for years and years using one certain
pronunciation to create a de facto correctness.

Here is something that cites both but lists the 'g' one first:

http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=Graphics%20Interchange...
at

I suppose it is ultimately personal preference.

~daxe

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by **Steve Ferguso** » Fri, 07 Jan 2000 04:00:00

:>
:>There's some cases where I wish phonetic spelling were used, like the
:>acronym 'GIF.' Some folks pronounce it as though the first letter were a J
:>(like the peanut butter), but I pronounce it with a hard 'G' because the the
:>first letter stands for 'graphic', not 'jraphic.'
:>
: I suppose you pronounce NASA "Nay-sa" for the same reason?

Actually, I always pronounced it "Nah-Sa", but I'm Canadian.

Stephen

by **Steve Ferguso** » Fri, 07 Jan 2000 04:00:00

: : I suppose you pronounce NASA "Nay-sa" for the same reason?

: Actually, I always pronounced it "Nah-Sa", but I'm Canadian.
: Stephen

And immediately after posting that, I realised that I had completely
missed the point of your message. :)

Stephen

by **Tony** » Fri, 07 Jan 2000 04:00:00

Wow..... wow. I had no idea such a rabbit-chasing thread would result
from a little J.D. induced joy. Let me revise and condense my original
post (without the influence of Jack Daniels): Hi fellas, be happy.
That's really all I wanted to say in the first post anyway.

God bless.

Tony Long

P.S. Sorry for not checking my spelling. And yes I know the God bless
statement doesn't bode well with the obscenities in my first post; thank
God for His forgiving grace (what a great example). Now, I'm gonna turn
some laps somewhere!

> What the hell? Am I the only one with a working PC on New Years morn? Or
> are all of you just light-weights? Happy freaking New Mellinium peeps! I
> hope you all crash hard in turn one just because you're all too damn
> hungover to judge the corner! Yes, I'm stoned on Jack Daniels, so you
> have no excuse; unless you're all f***ing right now. Buzz me, or flame
> me, hell I don't care, I made it!!! Have fun!

> Tony Long

> P.S. Damn, I can still type.

by **Mountain Kodia** » Sat, 08 Jan 2000 04:00:00

>: : I suppose you pronounce NASA "Nay-sa" for the same reason?

>: Actually, I always pronounced it "Nah-Sa", but I'm Canadian.
>: Stephen

>And immediately after posting that, I realised that I had completely
>missed the point of your message. :)

Heh, wouldn't be the first time-- I'm a little obtuse at times...

--mK
who pronounces it "Jiff", btw.

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